"I knew the day Rafa won't be in the finals, I will be there and I will win," Federer said. "I always knew that, and I believed in it. That's exactly what happened."
Andre Agassi, the most recent man to complete the career grand slam when he won at Roland Garros 10 years ago, presented Federer with the trophy. The other men to win all four major titles were Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Don Budge and Fred Perry.
This title came after Federer lost to Nadal at the French Open and Wimbledon last year, and at the Australian Open in February. Federer also lost the No. 1 ranking to Nadal last August.
"Sounds like an Achilles' heel, but at the same time, what (Federer) has done is unmatched," Agassi said.
"We're watching two guys in the prime of their years compete against each other - and Nadal has an answer for him. But what criteria do you use to judge best ever? Roger's numbers - it's hard to disagree with. His domination on different surfaces - hard to disagree with."
Debates about the greatest player ever usually include Laver, who swept the grand slams in 1962 and 1969. Sampras is another contender, even though he never reached the French Open final.
"I never played anyone playing that fast," said the beaten finalist Robin Soderling. "He doesn't have any weaknesses at all. He really deserves to be called the best player of all time."
In Sampras' final match, he beat Agassi for the 2002 US Open title in his 52nd career grand slam tournament. Federer has played 40 grand slam tournaments. "It looks pretty tough to beat now with 14 majors," Sampras said, "and I'm sure he's going to go on and win a lot more."
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