Sam Querrey, 34, revealed Roger Federer approached him at the start of his career to wish him a warm welcome to the Tour.
Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, is widely considered as one of the best and greatest players in tennis history.
When Querrey turned pro in 2006, Federer already had several titles in his collection.
Querrey felt it was "pretty cool" to see a top player like Federer act in such way toward younger players.
“I remember he introduced himself to me. He said, ‘Hey Sam, Roger, welcome to the Tour’, something along those lines. ‘It’s good to see you here’,” Querrey said, via Sportskeeda. “It was pretty cool for a guy like that to come up to a new player like myself."
Querrey never defeated FedererOn Tuesday, Querrey's singles career came to an end following a US Open first round loss to Ilya Ivashka.
Querrey, who was once the 11th-ranked player in the world, finished his career without a win over Federer
Querrey and Federer clashed four times, with the Swiss winning each ot their four meetings.
Querrey met Federer for the first time a year after turning pro - in 2007 Miami.
In their first meeting, Federer clinched a straight-set win.
In 2008, Federer ousted Querrey in straight sets at the French Open.
It took seven years before Federer and Querrey clashed again.
At 2015 Wimbledon, Federer defeated Querrey in straight sets.
Two years later, Federer won the fourth and final meeting versus Querrey at the Laver Cup.
In four matches, Querrey never managed to even win a set against Federer.
But Querrey enjoyed a long and successful career.
During his career, Querrey won 10 ATP titles and was once just one place away from breaking into the top-10.
In 2017, Querrey made his first and lone Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon.
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