Goran Ivanisevic vs Pat Rafter | Wimbledon 2001 Final | Full Match

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[@jonm2522]

One of the well deserved wins for a marvelous player like Goran, even though he won only once, it's very special just like he was. Bravo Goran.

[@tommyandersson6464]

There has never been a better crowd ever than this match

[@Croydondms]

This match was utter perfection, with a fairytale winner. Twenty years later and it’s still my favourite final of them all.

[@flyingsaucer8199]

SAME

[@tenniscollector]

This definitely ranks as one of the greatest. No delays in between points or questionable medical time outs and/or leaving the court at the end of a set was an advantage.

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

JAEDEN ABNER D'SA

[@marcianodemidof7135]

Yep. Goran Ivanisevic and his wildcard vs Pat Rafter. One of the greatest Wimbledon finals ever played based on the storyline of none other than Goran Ivanisevic 🙏🏾. When he won that game set and match, i was in tears.

[@grahamshrimpton]

I was there. The queue was already so big on Sunday evening that I joined the queue then to ensure that I got a space. Totally unprepared, I slept in the park with just an old blanket from out the boot of my Dad's car. Not a good night's sleep. I was exhausted by the time I got into the ground. The rush to Centre Court once into the ground was crazy.

[@stefanmurach782]

The loudest and best Crowd ever in a wimbledon match. Wow

[@jeffstell9146]

The roar when Rafter won the 4th set was insane. The Aussies were in a frenzy

[@luderecausaludendi]

I will never forget this. We’ve all felt like Goran at some point. We can do it!!

[@BrotherTree1]

Put this one in a time capsule and let aliens know what humans were about. Because this, to me, is still one of the greatest finals in tennis history and certainly top 3 of all time at Wimbledon - not just quality but the history and story behind the final. It's so incredibly meaningful and emotionally charged. Almost starting to well up myself just writing this...

[@ranjanmaithani6263]

If someone watch this for the very forst time it would be just like any other 5 setter final. But what make this final historic is the story behind it and how many time goran lost to sampras and agassi.

[@fundhund62]

Qualitywise it's pretty average. I assume it's indeed the story behind it that fascinates people even today.

[@sumnahlennon4516]

@@fundhund62And the atmosphere

[@sravankumar3502]

Wow, it's true.. really its a monumental. It still reverberates in my ears ,the marvelous speech of Ivanis after winning his Wimbledon which I watched live. I seldom revind this nostalgic feeling

[@TheSportfane]

fundhund62 I completely agree. The match was pretty average in quality of play. However, I could watch this again and again for the atmosphere and because of how much it meant to both players. Goran’s reaction after he won is why we love sports

[@Michael-et2ed]

What an epic Serve Battle with lucky end for Ivanisevic.😢 Congratulations from German fan

[@AlonsoRules]

There will never be another crowd this rowdy at a tennis match ever again

[@jozefklus452]

This match was the reason why I started to play and watch tennis. Inspiring , dramatic and the best Wimbledon final ever .

[@noelmitrani19]

this video deserves a lot more views

[@markoivanmarelic]

The Best Wimbledon Final. 🎾❤🇭🇷🇦🇺

[@twain27]

So amazing. And Rafter was also an absolute class act after his defeat. One of the greatest win of all time.

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

JAEDEN ABNER D'SA

[@martinhudecek8886]

I like rafter but he said many times he should have won or that he really expected to win. Really this was one of the closest Wimbledon finals both in terms of score line and in terms of the two opponents’ overall skills.

[@1nalh]

rafter shouldn't have come in on such a weak 2nd serve

[@TreebeardWood]

Understanding Goran's backstory, wild card entry, the crowd, and the way it ended gave us one of the most heartwarming and wonderful Wimbledon Finals of all time. No matter how many times I've seen this final, that moment brings tears to my eyes.... EVERY TIME!

[@tasmayshah5539]

ohhh that explains the crowd. I was born after this match was played so I thought the crowd was just obnoxious.

[@TreebeardWood]

Tasmay Shah yea it was a recipe for wonderful. :)

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

JAEDEN ABNER D'SA

[@delvisle]

I’m watching this 23 years later and it’s still such an emotional match to witness.

[@Veronica8846]

I wanted Goran Ivanisevic to win and cried when he won.

[@tenniscollector]

And i wanted both of them to win - for different reasons.

[@benchanhkjc]

me too

[@geok.1172]

... me three

[@Squab1972]

Me too

[@patrickhagan9382]

One of the best Final matches ever. Two great players.

[@Fraudkovic]

Serve bot lol one of the most boring finals ever

[@ostojamartrix]

@@Fraudkovic small japanese boy😛

[@andrewjenkinson8948]

Two good players. Neither was great.

[@1nalh]

@@andrewjenkinson8948 yep. neither was ATG. mostly servebots- the modern tennis game has a lot of them.

[@anthonygonzalez9422]

This match didn’t deserve a loser.

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

JAEDEN ABNER D'SA

[@patrickhagan9382]

Facts!

[@lavodvince150]

One and only, Goran Ivanišević Zec!!!! There will never be players like him! The last romantic! Pure emotion!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

JAEDEN ABNER D'SA

[@martinhudecek8886]

The Italians can be melodramatic and also tsitsipas has a quality somewhat like goran but Greek style. So many players are lacking that charisma and press conferences are so sterile compared to the days of muster, chang, goran and rafter

[@joellahrman4557]

There was never a dull moment when Ivanisevic was on the court, that is for certain.

[@zvonimir7633]

Mogao bih ovo finale gledat' milion puta, priznali, ili ne, kao na nogometnoj tekmi.... 👍Šef si, i gotovo.....

[@BenSavageDonovan]

not just an all-time final. the fact that he got so close so many times, entered this as a WILDCARD, and still won, is by far the most insane win tennis has ever seen. The pressure he was feeling in that last game would hospitalize most people.

[@007therealjamesbond]

*My favourite winner ever*

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

I am a Croatian. That being said, please dont ask me how i survived watching this match. Goran already lost 3 W finals before this one. Wow 😇

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

TRULY,TRULY ALL ABSOLUTELY BEYOND UNIMAGINABLY UNIMAGINABLE TRANSCENDENT TRANSCENDENTAL TRANSCENDING BOUNDLESSNESS LEVELS OF AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

JAEDEN ABNER D'SA

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ci20bm]

ZA DOM SPREMNI 🇭🇷

[@ER-gn8io]

Any player who wins at Wimbledon is a great player. Who says anything else has no idea. This final was one of the best in terms of atmosphere, tension mood and drama. Goran Ivanisevic was one of the best grass players of the 1990s. He was 125th in the worldranking 2001 and won the most important tournament in the world. Nice that he still managed to be on the list of winners. He was also one of the best servers in the world. The lack of nerve strengh has often damaged him.

[@androc75]

I was there. It was surreal seeing the same match being played on 3 consecutive days!

[@Marto2168]

Incredible match. Don’t see this style of tennis anymore today. Both serve volley specialists.

[@capricornmagic63]

Even with the success of Andy Murray, there has never been another match at Wimbledon where this type of crowd participation was so much a part of the experience.

[@ranjanmaithani6263]

True and also i guess if henman won Wimbledon it was something else for britain. For andy i don't know but the spark was less

[@sumnahlennon4516]

@@ranjanmaithani6263 It was because it was a Monday so it was open for the public so people that would've had no chance of watching it on Sunday were all of a sudden there.

[@ranjanmaithani6263]

@@sumnahlennon4516 i am not saying that the crowd was less but the spark in them is less compared to henman because andy was consistent all round player but henman was kinda underdog thats why

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tommytk72]

...THE Final with the BEST Crowd in Wimbledon EVER - because it was on Monday!!! Goran comes with a Wildcard and goes straight to the Finals. THIS was his 4.th try and - of course - he deserves this Crown MORE than Pat (because he had already 2 US Open in a row)!!! What an Epic Match!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

JAEDEN ABNER D'SA

[@gurbindersingh1031]

The best and I was there. Peoples final. Football crowd- Davis cup atmosphere. Electrifying.!!!

[@matt49125]

I was there too. About 3 rows behind rafter. Queued for 10 hours

[@bogdan55]

So much history in this match...People's Monday, Goran's finally triumphing at Wimbledon and the end of an era, the last final between two serve-and-volley players.

[@elenal4602]

At the time I lived in Croatia, I wasn't a tennis fan, had never watched a match in all of my life but Ivanisevic's journey at Wimbledon was so interesting and fascinating that I decided to watch this historical final: from this moment I felt in love with tennis and still I am. After more than 20 years I think it was one of the best finals ever. Never give up like Goran, keep working hard and your dreams will come true!

[@karolsendrei3152]

The greatest Wimbledon final ever and forever!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

JAEDEN ABNER D'SA

[@vantungnguyen2694]

2008 2019?

[@diegovvv4422]

@@vantungnguyen2694 different grass

[@BrunoSilvaRox]

I remember how emotional this match was. It’ll be great to relive it again. Thanks Wimbledon for sharing!

[@matijahorvatek2857]

❤ u 2023 na ovaj govor pustim suzu... Gorane hvala ti za sve... ovo je tema za holywoodski film...

[@moehenderson668]

Supported Goran from the first time I saw him play. Still get goosebumps watching this ❤🤍

[@MCGaar]

The Croatian Sensation!!

[@higuchihiguchihiguch]

Most emotional final ever!!! Fourth final, fourth match point, and finally he done.

[@SamsMovies]

Best crowd ever at wimbledon. It's mostly aussie :) everyone is wearing afl jumpers, sooo good. As an aussie this was a proud day, even though pat lost. I would much rather goran to win now that I know his amazing tennis story at wimbledon. Pat has 2 gs' anyway.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

In 2001 I was working at a resort in Canada that had Croats and Aussies working at it. It was a blast watching this match with them.

[@sumnahlennon4516]

Yeah but he never won Wimby which is the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world.

[@blake7871]

@@sumnahlennon4516 That's purely an opinion.

[@amanpandey2210]

Ashes was also there in England. I think that's why auusies are there

[@ooR4]

@@blake7871 Wimbledon is the greatest! But Rafter was #1 in 1998 and won 2 GS's. He is definetly one of the best players around 2000.

[@rosie245]

I remember this match so much, it is definitely one of the best finals ever, great to see it again. I was so happy Goran won..

[@maraharno]

The last words for Petrovic were simply great and very touching! Well done, Goran!

[@mrbala8095]

Ça reste dans mon top 5 des exploits sportifs !!! Un mec attachant et un tournoi de folie.Merci Goran

[@jackielan2000]

I was in Coventry that year. That day I was supposed to discuss my postgrad thesis with my tutor, a lady named Alison. Instead, we listened to this match on BBC radio together. She was for Goran and I was for Pat 😂. Quite an experience.

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@geethuvarghese9103]

Wow.. how cuteee.. 😄

[@martinhudecek8886]

Good decision. Perhaps she liked the bad boy as pat has great sportsmanship and a more complete game. I had sentimental reasons for supporting Goran from as early as the 1992 final. He is lucky to be in the hall of fame along with roddick and chang... but it is just one set of opinions by ex pros and the trophies are far more known to the everyday sports fan.

[@sirfletch9802]

The most unforgettable final match I've ever watched.

[@MosesDeLaRoses]

21 years on, still gives me goosebumps

[@GY-yv5cz]

Surely the single most deserved and most emotional tennis title ever achieved

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamb.j.blaskowicz.5664]

JAEDEN ABNER D'SA

[@SaurabhSharma-ql6xd]

Can never forget how much i wanted Ivanisevic to win this. However i also wished Rafter deserved a Wimbledown crown as well

[@martinhudecek8886]

Injuries got in the way. 2002 with bouncier turf may have helped but Hewitt would have been the favourite nonetheless. A 30 yo rafter against young federer may have been good but probably a lost cause for the gallant aussie

[@johnmaina1930]

Best ever final tennis match to watch...the crowd was absolutely brilliant as well

[@macrovigilance]

one of the best moments in sport history.

[@spacevspitch4028]

Damn dude. Just the crowd at the very beginning, the energy is nuts.

[@sanjek]

This is one of the greatest finals ever, with one of the greatest comeback via a wildcard. I was so happy for Goran and Pat Rafter was/is a great bloke and great opponent.

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

Even after 20 years, those last few games are still full of suspense.

[@sol029]

No matter how many times I watch it I'm still anxious for Goran.

[@fabionaldino]

My favorite match all time

[@tjr4459]

I was still a teenager when I watched this. I was so happy for Goran he deserved this win.

[@1982papo]

sure, he won the final (one of my favourite wimby finals) but what makes this sucess even more special is the list of his opponents before the final: jonsonn, moya, roddick, rusedski, safin, henman and then came the final with pat rafter. jonsson..ok no big deal, moya was clay court player but a year before he was no.1, but the other guys were great players in those days and most of them were grass court specialists like rusedsky or henman. so the draw for the wildcard was extremly tough. amazing! and Pat..such a gentleman, was happy for Goran too :)

[@robindeslivres4929]

Ivanišević flottant sur le tournoi, najbolji turnir svih vremena, incredible

[@fatimajaffer1745]

Goran and Djokovic. My two favourite players. And Goran still so gorgeous. Watched this game then with Goran playing his heart out. And watching it now after Novak's win. 💞💌

[@simouallan6221]

Never forget this match in my life... I love it from my heart Belfast 14.01.22

[@andronicemarinis1072]

I shall never forget this one. Never.

[@alpsala]

What a crowd. Hasn't been a crowd like this at Wimbledon since. People were much happier before 9/11. Miss those days.

[@parkjoe1]

Fifth Set, serving 6-7, 0-30, second serve - F*cking LEGEND #mentaltoughness

[@martinhudecek8886]

Neither player the best returner. By 4-4 it was on a tightrope.

[@alliehamilton-calhoun162]

July 9, 2001. Twenty years ago today & still the happiest I've ever been watching a sporting event! I bless the rains down in All England! (Lawn Tennis Club)... sorry, had to do it. _Happy 20th Anniversary, Goran!_

[@eduardasa6566]

I remember watching this match live. What a game, what a atmosphere, fantastic! The history behind this match, Goran doing magic the hole tournament and Rafter playing fantastic too!

[@williamdovey5077]

I remember my dad rooting for Ivanisevic because in the past he had rooted against him so many times when he faced Agassi and Sampras and Ivanisevic had lost so many excruciating close matches at Wimbledon. Such a great match and memories! 😀😀😀👍

[@davidluck1678]

footfault called @ 1:53:50, bedlam erupts, what a red hot match....the crowd was almost as ferocious as the players! And thanks for showing the award ceremony too....this one had 2 winners.

[@patrickhagan9382]

David Luck the match truly had no loser.

[@rypro525]

and the following play. an out. pre instant replay

[@bosko41]

FAN FAVOURITE WIMBLEDON STORY ❤️

[@Anna-gt3gg]

This match was one of the very first that caused me to fall in love with the game. Pulled for Gorin. Hated seeing Rafter lose.

[@kewsiyehboah6058]

20 Years Later - Coach Goran helps Novak to 20 Slams.. Bravo Match..

[@mariawilson9026]

Was the best Wimbledon final ever electric

[@johnnystacks9468]

One of the greatest finals in Tennis History---Match is just ballistic!

[@paoloiacona5721]

Goran sono sempre stato un tuo fan sfegatato, grandissimo campione

[@SuperHammaren]

I was so happy he won here, he deserved after many finals before. It was easy to feel for him at the end and how nervous he was. It was feelings going through the tv screen.

[@agneteht]

Never has a wimbledon final seemed quite so much like a football match. I still remember the feel of an epic win and the unbridled joy of the audience.

[@adiracquetball]

I decided to bang out from work that day. It was a championship move by me. It was an incredible match. I was pulling for Goran but PR was a total class act. I figured he already had one and that one of the dominant servers of all time probably deserved one on try #4. The crowd made it even better. The most outstanding finals atmosphere I've ever seen.

[@jehuabrigo3503]

2001 wimbledon crown,the best of all crowns and its gorans

[@templedown]

wow. when Goran was serving at 6-7 in the 5th, love 30, it looked like he might've foot faulted, which would've given Rafter 3 match points. but let the players decide the match with the racquets. Goran, Chang and Agassi. those were my dudes in the 90's. Rafa Roger in 08, Roger Roddick in 09, and Novak Roger last year were good finals, but this one was the last great Wimbledon final. First come first serve Monday crowd, soccer style cheering on every point. No smartphones running people's lives. And Goran finally gets the W.

[@waqasnadeem9829]

One of the best & greatest match ever. Perhaps the greatest match ever in terms of crowd's involvement due to the presence of Aussie Cricket team. This match didn't deserve a loser but won by the Wildcard Crowd's Favourite "People's Champion" the one & only Goran Ivanisevic

[@wayne39]

Great match- great atmosphere

[@vkp08]

My childhood... Crying for ivan

[@alekseytsoi242]

same

[@doctorsteevo]

Winning Wimbledon as a « wild card » ... Only Goran to do that.👊🏾👊🏾🔥🔥❤️❤️💪🏾💪🏾

[@Gregorrin]

Becker also did it before him.

[@planetX15]

@@Gregorrin Which year?

[@laviniaparisi9154]

Spettacular final between two real champions. What shame that it's impossible to win in two! They reserved both! Howewer I was happy for Goran, that had always lost the finals Slam. At least Rafter had won two US OPEN. But also Rafter had played a beautiful match, demonstrating to be a player of great class.

[@ah4760]

Great to see men of that era stepping out onto the court and playing their best 1:1. Today’s “boy-men” look up at their player box after every point seeking validation, reassurance in addition to raising their hands signaling the crowd to applaud louder for a point they believe was some monumental feat. The manner in which athletes play sports reveals a lot about current character of civilization.

[@milevadi]

I could watch this after so many years and again I have tears in my eyes! Legendo naša živ bio sto godina 🍻🇭🇷

[@sravankumar3502]

What a great match. I watched it live. Still I feel this nostalgic

[@guillaumeneri3614]

😮 what a crowd, pure moment

[@sevaraalimova4706]

Certainly one of my favorite matches of all time, just gives me goose pumps watch the last point.

[@ProgressingMedia]

this has been a year when I went abroad for work and I completelly missed all TV broadcasts. but what an epic match. Bravo Goran. thx Wimbledon for sharing.

[@adamwojciechowicz2036]

Najwspanialszy finał Wimbledonu wszech czasów !! Jeden z najważniejszych meczów tenisowych w historii. Ze wzglądu na dramaturgię i atmosferę. A także - samych finalistów Gorana i Patricka.. Obaj po stokroć zasłużyli na zwycięstwo ! Widzieliście wcześniej lub później taki doping na Wimbledonie ?!

[@72moon]

Still my favourite Wimbledon final. Goran defying the odds as a wildcard in front of a crowd more befitting a football match. Really emotional viewing too - his reaction after Rafter hits the net gets me everytime. Shout out too for Pat Rafter for everything he put into this - I'd have wanted him to win it any other year.

[@TheCosmique11]

Etched in memory and Goran was my favourite player . Those aces and antics...

[@jeffstell9146]

Love seeing two serve and volleyers battling it out in a Wimbledon final. Reminds me of the Becker vs Edberg finals. I miss those days

[@martinhudecek8886]

The rivalry should have endured more but they had different career peaks and lulls so didn't meet often on the atp tour.

[@aggrkrov]

Omg this final I've watched this so many times!Legendary!The dream came true!!!

[@ChuckHickl]

This match was just referenced in the Sinner/ Djokovic semi-final match so I looked it up on KZbin and found it. Looking forward to watching it later tonight!

[@shinshima589]

This Ivanisevic match was what inspired me to watch Wimbledon. It was a very impressive and memorable match!

[@willkittwk]

These guys are class acts.

[@Mark-jb5qy]

By Chance I watched all Seven matches of this magic Journey. In the first match Ivanisevic was introduced by German Television as the best grass player who never won Wimbledon.

[@anthony0358]

This match was historic! It changed the careers of both players. The style at Wimbledon changed the very next year, in 2002. Now everyone stays at the baseline

[@6182gianluca]

No. They both were at the end of their careers and they had nothing more to give. But this is a match to remember and the final price to Ivanisevic's journey. But I was for Pat...still my tennis hero (sorry Roger)

[@nicedoggy2744]

@@6182gianluca I think rafter could have kept playing, had he wanted to. Definitely the end for goran though

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

@@6182gianluca Correct

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

No. Didnt change anything. But changed Goran's life after his career because he finally won Wimbledon. I am a Croatian.

[@Squab1972]

This is my all time favourite Wimbledon final, my second favourite is the 2008 final between Federer and Nadal.

[@rudeks7]

20 years ago on this day, I still remeber every point like it was yesterday

[@makingmiracleshappen]

A wildcard wins Wimbledon, the most prestigious one out of the 4 grandslams...a freakin WILDCARD!!!

[@jdmresearch]

The final words at the end of the match were much more spontaneous and natural than we now get.... just like a script. "Thanks Rochey, thanks mate!"

[@_B.M_]

From the heart rather than from the publicist!!