21 October 2009 / AP, HONG KONG
Pete Sampras predicts Roger Federer still has a few more Grand Slam titles to win despite his recent loss in the US Open final. “Roger is going to win some more majors.
Maybe he's not going to be quite as dominant as he once was,” Sampras told a media conference in Hong Kong Tuesday via telephone from Los Angeles. The seven-time Wimbledon champion was promoting his upcoming exhibition match against Andre Agassi in the nearby southern Chinese gambling enclave of Macau on Oct. 25. Top-ranked Federer lost in five sets to Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro in the Sept. 14 US Open final. “When push comes to shove, I still like Roger at these majors,” Sampras said, adding that Federer may find it hard to motivate himself given his already stellar record.