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Tiger Woods and Roger Federer are already being talked about as becoming the ‘greatest ever’ in their respective sports.

With both players in Florida this weekend for their respective tournaments, it should be interesting to see if the pair, who are on their way to becoming fast friends, takes time out of their busy schedules to see the other in action.

Woods is playing in the CA Championship, which begins Thursday at Doral, while just fifteen miles southeast, on Key Biscayne, Federer will begin play Saturday night in the Sony Ericsson Open. Ironically, each player is looking for their third consecutive win in Miami.

Woods has already gone on record as saying he would like to see Federer play while he’s in Florida.

"I would love to try and catch one of his matches, if not two," Woods says.

Federer, on the other hand, while not ruling out the possibility, says he may skip Doral because all he gets to look at is the back of the other spectators’ heads.

"I went to watch Tiger, and it's not the easiest thing," Federer said. "Luckily I walked inside the ropes, but to go see him playing golf is tough. You never really see him. You only see the backs of other people. I guess tennis is more fan friendly in that respect. I don't know if I'm going to go see him here, but I hope he's going to come to the tennis on the weekend."

Woods and his wife, Elin, made big news last year when they sat in the front row at the 2006 U.S. Open as Federer's guests when he won the final last September.

"We could relate very much to one another," Federer says. "We have a lot of expectations from everybody, so we have a lot of common ground. It's good that we kind of know each other and can talk to each other about it."

The pair even has a running tally going.

When Federer won the 2007 Australian Open for his 10th Grand Slam title, he received a teasing text message from Woods: "12 to 10."

Woods, 31, has won 12 Grand Slam titles, six shy of Jack Nicklaus' record. Federer, 25, needs four more major titles to match Pete Sampras' record of 14.

"He makes it look so effortless, and it's not," says Woods, who plays a little tennis. "The shots and the angles and the things he can create, no one in the history of the game has ever been able to do. I mean, it's pretty neat for all of us to be watching a living legend play. You know he's going to surpass Sampras' record. It's just a matter of when."

Federer said he appreciates Woods’ greatness as well.

"I'm a big fan of Tiger," says Federer, who recently took up golf and played last week. "What he has achieved is incredible. He has been able to win all four majors and stay at the top for so long. The impact he has had on golf is incredible. He's so charismatic and everything."

While it is wonderful news for tennis and golf fans everywhere that both players will be playing in Florida this weekend, only the clever oddsmakers at BetUS.com could come up with some exciting odds featuring the pair that bettors can wager on.

Check out the props bets for this weekend’s pairing of Tiger and Roger below.

***Note: These props are for Saturday and Sunday, March 24th and 25th only.***

How many of Federer's matches will Tiger attend?

Will Tiger be Federer's courtside guest?

Will Tiger be with his wife at the Sony Ericsson Open?

Will Federer attend Doral for the WGC-CA?

Will Tiger be shown doing his trademark fist pump at one of Federer's matches?

Will Federer wear his Wimbledon blazer?

Will Tiger show up at the S-E Open wearing his Green Jacket?

Will the pair swap coats at any time this weekend?

Will both players win their respective tournaments?

Bet on these and other fun props in the Futures/props section of the BetUS Sportsbook.