Federer vs Sampras!!

Sampras vs Federer on Wimbledon 2001:
Some stats about the historic match in the Round of 16. It was the only time they both met and since Sampras has retired, Federer holds a 1-0 lifetime head to head against him. Going into the match,

* Pete had never lost a 5-set match at Wimbledon before he lost to Federer 7-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7, 7- 5.

* He had a streak of 31 straight wins at Wimbledon, tying him with Rod Laver.

* Pete had won the seven of the last 8 Wimbledons going into the 2001 Wimby.

* Pete was looking for his 100th win at Wimbledon when he met Federer. He got his 100th win at Wimbledon with his 3-set win over Martin Lee in R128 the next year. It was also his last win at Wimbledon.

Here are the links of the MATCH!!

1st Set:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHKtJdLcxCQ

2nd set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_JKNrsMF6Y
3rd set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05rAfaAcvJE
4th set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZJz7ctkI5M
5th set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtBPCMX-yhc

I am not a big believer of stats. That said, there are several interesting coincidences about the careers of Pete and Roger. And unsurprising it is. Though they have vastly different approach to tennis as well as slams, here is an attempt to celebrate the coincidences rather than as a comparison between them.

Sampras and Federer were both born in August ten year apart. Federer's birthday is August 08, 1981, while Sampras's is August 12, 1971. So, at the time of writing, Sampras is 33, while Federer is 23. And the grand slams make up this way too. For example, Federer won Wimbledon 2005 at the age of 23, while Sampras won Wimbledon 1995, at the same age of 23. And so on.. get the drift?

Note::Sampras won his half of his 14 slams (7), at his mid point, at his 8th year as a pro (of his 15 year career).