Swiss Roger Federer, world’s number one, and the American Pete Sampras, who has the record of Grand Slam titles with 14, are carrying out an exhibition tour in November through several Asian countries.

Both men, considered by many specialists as the two best tennis payers of all times, are starting the tour on November 20th in Seoul, with a stop on November 22nd in Kuala Lumpur, before finishing on the 24th in Macao, where the presence of over 15,000 people is expected at the Venetian Hotel, the biggest casino in the world, to open this summer.

The Swiss and the American faced each other only once in the ATP circuit in the round of 16 in Wimbledon 2001. Federer beat Sampras in five sets, with which the fall-down of Sampras started. “To play again against Pete, is a dream come true”, Federer said. Sampras, who retired in 2002 and is now 35 years old, once played against Federer in California in a friendly match. He seemed happy but didn’t reveal the final score, he said: “I’m not as good as before but I have my level”.

The seven-time-Wimbledon-champion considered the Swiss as the favorite for Roland Garros, which started last May 27th. “I think Roger has a good chance of winning”, he said. “There is no reason for him not to win. He has just proven that he can defeat Nadal on terre bateau”.