The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown, in 2007 was the grand finale of a three-leg

Pete Sampras Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...

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Asia exhibition match tour. The previous legs were in

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, Korea on November 20,

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, Malaysia on November 22. On November 20, Sampras lost the first of the three exhibition matches in Asia against Roger Federer losing 6–4, 6–3 in Seoul, Korea. Two days later in Kuala Lumpur (The Clash of Times), Sampras again lost to Federer, 7–6(6), 7–6(5). However, Sampras was able to win the last match of the series (The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown), winning 7–6(6), 6–4. Format Of The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown 2007: (Saturday November 24, 2007) * Venue:

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* Surface: Gerflor Tennis Tournament * Match:

Vs Roger Federer (Best Of 3 Tie-Break Sets)

2008

John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court beha ...

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and James Blake. Four champions across two eras faced off in this tennis spectacular. It was the second group of challenge matches held in

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(on November 20), the first being the Showdown of Champions format held in Kuala Lumpur on 18 November. Format Of The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown 2008: (Thursday, November 20, 2008, Cotai Strip CotaiArena, Macao) * Surface: Gerflor Taraflex ATP * Match 1 (1 Set) John McEnroe Vs Björn Borg * Match 2 (Best Of 3 Tie-Break Sets) Roger Federer Vs James Blake * Match 3 (10 Point Doubles Tie-Breaker) Björn Borg/Roger Federer Vs John McEnroe/James Blake The final results were: * Björn Borg def. John McEnroe, 7-6 * Roger Federer def. James Blake 6–4, 6-4 * John McEnroe/James Blake def. Björn Borg/Roger Federer 10–7 in a 10 Point Doubles Tie-Breaker

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The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown 2007

The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown 2008
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