Will Roger Federer or Pete Sampras be remembered as a betting grand slam tennis winner?”
Flawless Federer Makes History, Captures Career Slam with French Open Title Federer did what many of us thought he could no longer do: Win the French Open. Earlier today the flawless Federer ripped Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 in just under two hours to claim his first French Open title and Grand Slam No. 14, matching him with tennis great Pete Sampras for the all-time mark in that measure. The 27-year-old Federer was on his game right from the very start. Despite the on/off rain and wind from Mother Nature and the scary, heart-stopping appearance from a crazed fan on the court, Federer kept his focus on the match and on the history books and he did it. Federer becomes the sixth player to in history hold the career Grand Slam, following in the legendary footsteps of Andre Agassi, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Don Budge and Fred Perry. Soderling, who scored the upset of the tournament if not of the Open Era, with his stunning victory over Rafael Nadal last Sunday, had nothing left for Federe
