Rafter vs Arazi : 1998 U S Open

Part 1 Highlights. Patrick Rafter vs Hicham Arazi. One of the greatest ever first round encounters of the U.S Open tennis history. Arazi, a gifted lefthanded shot-maker, was for the most part, standing inside the baseline and taking
the ball on the rise while Rafter, the serve volleying king and defending champion was struggling to get any rhythm. Part 1 features highlights of a really classic match-up.
OLD TIMES THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN...

[@antonellodiberardino2718]

Great Pat,the last of serve and volley!(old school australian)

[@DNA2000-8bit]

Arazi backhand will always be one of the smoothest things in tennis. His whole game was smooth.

[@hussTennis]

Do you know that when he was young he had a two-handed backhand? I remember a match with him... that I lost. I was thinking "but how does he know where I'm going to play all the time" 😁

[@jdmresearch]

Arazi, a real magician.

[@HCaulfield115]

I remember watching this match live. Total entertainment

[@lieutneautnacer]

we would like to see the end of this match,arazi was great talented tennis player at that era the players were more talented and levels were very close between the top 50 on the atp ranking very glad that recently we have more and more videos of inaoui and arzi

[@abdelhaklaaqira9814]

Arazi makes you love tennis!

[@djokofun]

Fantastic job mate! Enjoyed a lot really... Arazi and Aynaoui were 2 players I liked a lot. Thanx man

[@JamesHarris-hl2bm]

That makes both of us. Those two guys were real entertainers, wonderful tennis players.

[@nobitaroy9165]

Rafter the most exciting tennis player ever

[@2muchdeano]

I was at this match.

[@hussTennis]

lucky you !

[@joemalone3099]

pure talent..wow

[@COTTESITO]

Arazi vs Rios my gosh two masters. You have to see the match

[@tenniscollector]

thanks. Tell me where and when was the match played?

[@COTTESITO]

@@tenniscollector Stockholm open

[@jdmresearch]

@@COTTESITO Also a QF at RG.

[@berlinbunker]

5 th set please?

[@hussTennis]

3:36 who else can do that ? Not many!

[@fdlmotorsports]

J'ai vu ce match en direct. Arazi a été volé à de multiples reprises, c'était écoeurant. Je crois qu'il s'est assis à un moment et ne voulait plus jouer. Il a même balancé quelques services, de mémoire. après ça il a perdu le fil. Je n'aurais pas été fier à la place de Rafter. Un de ses balles sortait de 10cm. Ce n'était pas une petite faute d'arbitrage.

[@abdelmoutalebkandil4134]

Arazi was outclassin Rafter till referee decided otherwise...

[@user-zp5oh7wl9t]

錦織、プレースタイルがアラジと似ているね。 見ていて楽しい！

[@sharpasaneraser]

Arazi was robbed

[@Introverder]

I have the same feeling

[@gonewiththedrugs]

why robbed, you mean he sucks?

[@zanehoden3146]

Ball was out. Unless Blind. Lol.

[@ufonut9906]

Wow Arazi so much talent and grace that very few have crazy how he didnt accomplish much with it. by the way referee is clearly an unjust racist.

[@raduradul5617]

two weak players lool that's a ping-pong not a tennis

[@hakimouaouich5058]

Just be quiet,, i think that's the best thing you can do! Ever played tennis by the way??!?

[@terrycarthy4433]

"Weak players" ? Rafter went on to win the Open, won it again the next year and became #1 in the process ! No pro' is a "weak" player, not a chance.

[@vagsancho]

Radu Weak? Who has the courage to go to the net every single point in present times?