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@netfun80873 жыл бұрын
1:37:16 beautiful Rafter forehand volley (is that topspin?). 2:59:40 Rafter beautiful slice backhand sharp angle cross court winner. 3:03:42 Agassi forced to hit a winning backhand drive volley nearly from the baseline and he does it (I’ve seen Thiem and Federer do the same one-handed). 3:04:07 gorgeous Rafter dive volley. 3:08:10 Rafter sets up point with slice, then beautiful topspin backhand winner.
@turdferguson2Ай бұрын
Thanks. Yeah thats a topspin non drive volley, rare
@hewitttt4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I didnt start playing till 03 and when I would get vhs tapes from my older friends id always ask for Rafter Matches. Volleys that beautiful should be preserved
@jeffreyd99194 жыл бұрын
A serve volleyer versus a baseliner are always the most enjoyable matches to watch. Such a shame players like Rafter have disappeared from the modern game.
@keaneoRX74 жыл бұрын
Nowadays slower courts and more powerfull rackets advantage the baseliner. Also serve and volley technique is at higher risks and difficult to master.
@weihuang54733 жыл бұрын
Court made slower to keep match longer, more ads, more money
@valencijavalencija89293 жыл бұрын
I was happy when Rafter won.Il like how Rafter plays,but not how Agassi plays.
@Mzee10843 жыл бұрын
@@keaneoRX7 Yup, the poly strings introduced in the 90s was the nail in the coffin too.
@michaelgarza82713 жыл бұрын
@@Mzee1084 Total tragedy.
@chriswilliamson7694 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest matches in Wimbledon history.
@yjkim10634 жыл бұрын
I tried to search this match for several years ! Thanks a lot ! I Watched this live on TV with friend 20 years ago. I remember that day.
@blake78714 жыл бұрын
Rafter and Agassi had two epic Wimbledon matches. Love the contrasting style.
@fundhund624 жыл бұрын
I wish they would stream the other one. This one is also available on DVD.
@BurnsTennis4 жыл бұрын
@@fundhund62 I totally agree there. I am surprised they chose this one, the context of 2001 was much more important, with Sampras out of the way, all four semifinalists were desperate to win and each felt they had a shot of holding the Wimbledon trophy. The 2001 match is more dramatic, the hot weather added to the drama.
@blake78714 жыл бұрын
@@BurnsTennis Agreed, and that match was a little more dramatic, as Agassi was up a break in the 5th and had two break points to go up two breaks, but Rafter battled back and broke him when Agassi was serving for match. Hopefully they'll upload that one too.
@andomando93034 жыл бұрын
Their '99 semi was also a great match. Agassi won in 3 but the first two sets were fantastic. I still have it on video 📼 😂
@takayatakeuchi3685 Жыл бұрын
I wish Rafter had won one Wimbledon title.
@xanthromera2 ай бұрын
He did his best among some of the greats. At least he didn't piss away his tallent like Nick Kyrios.
@PeliculaCinema4 жыл бұрын
I painted a sign RAFTER MAGIC and held it over a railing when I saw him at the Australian Open in 1997. He certainly showed it here and even after two decades, the magic still glows brightly!!
@b-dogs10382 жыл бұрын
Agassi was such a pleasure to watch. so quick,efficient & purposeful on the Court.
@notsohandytim50902 жыл бұрын
With all the discussion about one dimensional tennis in next gen these days, Agassi was clearly the winner in that category.
@jaypayton86904 жыл бұрын
John McEnroe said at the time this was the greatest match he had ever seen at Wimbledon
@roter134 жыл бұрын
McEnroe tends to say that a lot of things "are the greatest". He suffers from recency bias.
@guythompson72183 жыл бұрын
Rafa & Roger: Hold my beer
@myself-ow7ji3 жыл бұрын
@@guythompson7218 😂👍
@dachochiyo39923 жыл бұрын
They move very slow
@ewanmacfarlane91953 жыл бұрын
@@dachochiyo3992 get a grip pal no they dont.
@ravivenkatraman64504 жыл бұрын
I watched this match live on TV. Fascinating match. Thanks for providing
@DazBradyLM2 жыл бұрын
This was such a beautiful match to watch. Pat Rafter and Andre Agassi were excellent players and when they played against each other they brought out the best in each other. And played superb tennis.
@BrunoSilvaRox4 жыл бұрын
They had such a great trilogy of matches! Thanks for sharing this!
@fundhund624 жыл бұрын
Don´t forget they also faced off at Wimbledon in 1993.
@GamingFire54 жыл бұрын
@@fundhund62 wow
@BrunoSilvaRox4 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten! I just remembered those 3 years in a row in the semis!
@1elt4 жыл бұрын
Bruno Silva 👍🏻
@Romans8-93 жыл бұрын
@@fundhund62 Yeah but Rafter didn´t become an elite player until 1997
@grant6706 ай бұрын
This must be one of the greatest matches ever played. A tribute to the game of tennis
@sultanabran14 жыл бұрын
love watching serve and volley vs baseliner at wimbledon. saw this match and the previous year's match live on tv. remember it well. great tennis all round.
@tendmkt40244 жыл бұрын
Wow first time watching rafter very closely, majestic serve and volleyer. Andre did very well to keep composed. U could tell he was fuming with how he was playing or how he was allowed to play. Great match up. (I was there that year and saw andre v martin!) Wonderfull times.
@1nalh2 жыл бұрын
yep. rafter is probably the 2nd best S&V volleyer of the 90s- sampras is #1 obviously. edberg, becker are mainly 80s S&V players.
@kewsiyehboah9514 Жыл бұрын
Bravo Upload.. From 2000 - 2022.. Only 7 ATP Players Have Won at Wimbledon.. Pete - Goran - Leyton - Roger - Rafael - Andrew & Novak.. Roll on 2023 Someone New.. Hopefully..
@deanjeffery044 жыл бұрын
Great win by Rafter but a nice touch by Agassi when they come together at the end. As they were shaking hands, he looked genuinely happy for Pat. Great to see.
@juanbautistagonzalezalvare43664 жыл бұрын
I think not so much.
@ЙоанисЛоканидис2 жыл бұрын
Yes they were friends and had more respect.
@somerset0067 ай бұрын
Agassi knows a great player when he sees one, a totally deserved victory.
@Romans8-96 ай бұрын
@@juanbautistagonzalezalvare4366 In his book he said he never felt bad about losing to Rafter.
@filipina59532 ай бұрын
Agassi a complete gentleman, unlike the Great Australian Embarassment, Muppet Boy Nick Kyrgios.
@AL-sb3qg4 жыл бұрын
Rafter should teach young players how to play agressive volleys. Just awesome volleyer! Nowdays no one player have the same volley skills as Rafter.
@jackdanielss2 жыл бұрын
There is no incentive to unless they bring back the fast courts all year around
@naokim17224 жыл бұрын
Both of them, Andre and Rafter, are not like ordinary tennis player. That’s why I like the match of them.
@aemiliadelroba40225 ай бұрын
Game of tennis 🎾 has changed a lot! 😊
@matthewross38284 жыл бұрын
3:04 Agassi was a freaky ball striker. I think he truly revolutionized the sport, set the tone for the modern game in so many ways. It's sad that guys like Djokovic, Nadal, and Murrays don't really have the Rafters, Edbergs and Macenroes to contrast their styles.
@fundhund623 жыл бұрын
It IS sad. But I´m sure they´ll be pretty happy about it. There is no way they would have won 10+ majors with guys like that around. For example, put five time Wimbledon champion Djokovic into Wimbledon in the 1980´s, and I´d be surprised if he reached one final.
@michaelgarza82713 жыл бұрын
@@fundhund62 Certainly not on the real grass with wooden racquets.
@mahalakshmid86133 жыл бұрын
Nadal , murray & djoker would have perished in the 1970-80, 1980-90 & 1990 - 2004 eras. They would have never reached most of the grand slam finals as very good players like connors, borg, mcenroe, lendl, becker, edberg, sampras, agassi, rafter, goran were there in the respective eras & very good clay court specialists like courier, borg, kuerten, vilas , lendl were there. All these 3 survived only in this era ( particluarly after year 2010) because no good players were around except the great ageing federer, courts were much much slowed down ( all 4 slams are played from year 2008 like in clay courts), very covenient rackets, very easy rules ( allowing so much time to serve , strictly speaking only less than 10 seconds should be given for serving, allowing them to shout, grunt like lady players, double handed backhand , which is girlish style) etc. Only player who could have been no:1 , winning many tournaments in any era ( start of tennis year till end of the tennis year) will be the one & only Roger Federer., as he was, is & will be the only player ever with enormous talent, most skilled, amazing varieties , very elegant, smart, gifted & so on
@KaitainCPS3 жыл бұрын
@@mahalakshmid8613 What a load of old crap.
@TheColourwonders2 жыл бұрын
@@mahalakshmid8613 absolute nonsense
@angel91485 Жыл бұрын
Pat Rafter is only 6'1, but he looks Huge on camera.. he's one of the likable players then, glad he won a couple of grand slams.
@hariharansankaran901219 күн бұрын
An instant classic. Rafter was tactically astute - he never gave Agassi the speed ball, kept the ball low, changed the spin of the ball - flat, topspin and float, and changed the landing position of the ball - in service box, sidelines, in the middle, - and broke Agassi's rhythm. Excellent contrasting styles. One of top favourite matchups. I keep watching these matches from time to time.
@jamesgatehouse33184 жыл бұрын
Agassi didn't mess around much between serves. Moved along at a cracking pace. That said, always admired the way Rafter played.
@ewanmacfarlane91953 жыл бұрын
We could do with some of that nowadays. The time taken to serve is ridiculous
@VFAFOOTY4 жыл бұрын
fantastic upload thanks for sharing these amazing matches from years gone bye
@SimoneReggiani-zr5el5 ай бұрын
Patrick Michael Rafter (Pat) è un bravo allenatore di tennis ed ex tennista australiano. Ha 51 anni, è nato a Città di Mount Isa, Australia
@davidburkholder73603 жыл бұрын
Rafter was unbeatable by any player on that day. Simply everything worked. Although he only won two US Opens and never Wimbledon, on this day no one could have beaten him.
@WONGLER2 жыл бұрын
Sampras
@jakehuang35452 жыл бұрын
2001 could have gone either way. But anyway, certainly one of the finest serve & volley player ever.
@jamespeyton73122 жыл бұрын
Sampras-at his best unbeatable in his day.
@scottiedds2 жыл бұрын
Sampras
@notsohandytim50902 жыл бұрын
@@jakehuang3545: Becker.
@kalbouzobaklouzo58374 жыл бұрын
these matches were the best because u see an attacker and a defender
@yonex85964 жыл бұрын
No towel between points, no bouncing the ball 50 times before serving. Agassi does waste time between points and he makes it so much more enjoyable to watch.
@yonex85964 жыл бұрын
He does NOT waste my time
@notsohandytim50902 жыл бұрын
Yonex: No long bathroom breaks. In fact no bathroom breaks at all it seems.
@ipiap5 ай бұрын
No annoying aggressive fist pumps after each winner.
@futureicon233 жыл бұрын
Excellent, would love to watch the full match with this video quality Andre had against Todd Martin in this very tournament too!
@matthewross38284 жыл бұрын
I suppose Agassi had a great appreciation for Rafters' 'sorry mate' after every missed ball toss
@yousefbhoyroo69603 жыл бұрын
Your amazing. NOT
@andersjonsson84034 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this soo Great match! 😀👍🎾
@emiliolopez77482 ай бұрын
Duelo se sevicio y bolea Vs juegp desde linea base. Dos de los mejores representantes de lisxestilosxrepectivamemte. Un gran match, la sensibilidad, agilidad y precision dexRafter para en 3 golpes definir el punto.Es una delicia a la vista. El "pelado" Agassi, esñectaculares devoluciones, y un solido juegp de base. Dos estilos diferentes, 2 csmpeones que ese dia en Wimbledon brindaton unos de los mejores match de la historia de Wimbledon.
@naveed2104 жыл бұрын
Shocking how the BBC have relegated John Lloyd to a “here and there” pundit/commentator on the outside court matches, always enjoyed his insight.
@andomando93034 жыл бұрын
Lloyd is very good. Way better than Henman who is average, uninspiring and litters his commentary with 'erm' every other sentence.
@naveed2104 жыл бұрын
Ando Mando he is uninspiring. Lloyd was the only pundit I can think of who explicitly said Nadal has got into Fed’s head after the AO09 final. No other pundit had the balls to say it so openly.
@krishnar34934 жыл бұрын
Fan of Mr.Lloyd, calls it as he sees. Great insights
@kingston43133 ай бұрын
I love frew mcmillan, think hes dead now but he was an awesome tennis commentator, i like becker, too.
@MicahMann4 жыл бұрын
Man, I had the biggest crush on Rafter! HA.
@sukrutkhatri65713 жыл бұрын
Me too
@AlonsoRules4 жыл бұрын
Agassi was the first of the proper topspin players who used the dip on the ball to neuter the serve volley
@matthewross38284 жыл бұрын
He revolutionized the game, in terms of ball striking; probably one of the earliest to develop his play with a graphite racquet.
@BEGGARWOOD14 жыл бұрын
In the men’s game
@AlonsoRules3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewross3828 don't forget his deadly returns
@kidpagronprimsank054 жыл бұрын
Agassi has a lot of respect for Rafter compared to other rivals. His book has no bad words about Rafter compared to Sampras, Chang, Courier, and Becker
@BurnsTennis4 жыл бұрын
That probably reflects more badly on Agassi that he couldn't deal with those guys collectively. Rafter was a grafter, a trier who improved his game tremendously as he got older. Rafter wasn't predicted to win slam titles like Agassi's direct rivals. Agassi had issues which we know about and he acknowledges.
@patrickkelly91104 жыл бұрын
Or maybe he’s a really nice guy
@oldfrend4 жыл бұрын
@@patrickkelly9110 sampras was a really nice guy too but him and rafter hated each other's guts.
@BurnsTennis4 жыл бұрын
@@oldfrend I don't know if they hated each other, they didn't really get on. But the big difference is Sampras didn't go round slagging everyone off in his book to make himself feel better.
@blake78714 жыл бұрын
@@oldfrend Sampras was a spoiled brat.
@outatime162 жыл бұрын
21:09 agassi is one of the best strikers of overhead winners. that footwork looks so smooth.
@Y2Jmarco12 жыл бұрын
Like it’s a basket one
@keaneoRX74 жыл бұрын
Pat Rafter deserved to Win Wimbledon once in his life, like Pat Cash did before him, and he is even better at the net ! But Sampras and Ivanisevic were just a little too hard...
@fundhund624 жыл бұрын
He is not better than Cash at the net, though. Not even close.
@BurnsTennis4 жыл бұрын
@@fundhund62 Again, I have to agree, Cash is one of the best volleyers I have seen. Rafter was a grafter, a trier who improved his game tremendously as time went on. Rafter had a shaky forehand volley which Sampras exposed a lot in their meetings.
@matthewross38284 жыл бұрын
Cash and Rafter played in different eras. Cash's style was outdated even in the 80s; but he pulled it off because he was quick as a cat, and had a great fighter's heart. I think Rafter is more comparable to Stefan Edberg.
@tommytk724 жыл бұрын
...but he won the US 2 times in row... is also nice and so he has 2 major titles...
@juanbautistagonzalezalvare43664 жыл бұрын
Yes but he had to fight against the Nike Sampras, Agassi and Ivanisevic rat pack, to much to him.
@behemothathlete86914 жыл бұрын
So many Grand Slam champions playing against each other what feels like all of the time in those days... feels like ages ago. Now it's Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Wawrinka, Del Potro, Cilic...
@guimov19842 жыл бұрын
0:06 his famous "sorry mate"
@noahbellamy2 жыл бұрын
I used the same racket that Agassi has here, for many years, loved that Ti Radical.
@aliddingtoncox4 ай бұрын
This is better than anything else on the tour today. Slower court speeds and runaway racquet + string technology have forced the game into a homogenised state. The athletes are phenomenal as individuals, but as a collective they're boring. This is mesmerising.
@CindyC718 ай бұрын
Pat Rafter one of the most beautiful men to ever play the game 🥰😍
@alanchong751311 ай бұрын
Rafter had to fight so hard in this match. A testament to his mindset.
@bortsmimpsmon53954 жыл бұрын
The point at 3:08:10 was just brilliant from Rafter... Absolutely crushed that backhand winner, and he'd bust the match open moments later!
@z1az2853 жыл бұрын
Rafter was an underrated baseliner. He didn't always have the firepower but played the percentages really well, had a beautiful transition game and more than capable of winning long rallies. His two US Opens are more than adequate proof of that. He had great returns and passing shots. He was more of an all courter than cash in that regard though cash played superb tennis on medium slow rebound ace in 1988 when he made the final.
@Marekxk Жыл бұрын
Rafter's phenomenal style. I dont think people understand his awesome SV game.
@eldev44324 жыл бұрын
Pat is such a handsome man!
@BonBonShrimp2 жыл бұрын
No homo 😉
@emmanuelbuenviaje65643 жыл бұрын
Rafter, best S&V of all time
@ewanmacfarlane91953 жыл бұрын
That's a massive statement. No doubt he was world class though.
@fundhund623 жыл бұрын
Probably not even top 10.
@davidcaton60103 жыл бұрын
McEnroe, Edberg, Navratilova
@Romans8-92 жыл бұрын
@@fundhund62 Def not no.1. To say hes not top 10 is disrespectful though.
@utterutternutter4 ай бұрын
Great match! I enjoyed the mixture of styles but Rafter just seemed to have more shots available to him, he also seemed mentally tougher that day.
@somerset0067 ай бұрын
Contrasting hairstyles as well... Win or lose, Rafter was always fun to watch!
@templedown4 жыл бұрын
Agassi, a baseliner during the era of serve and volley and fast grass courts, still managed 2 Finals with one win. even though it was a silly choice, didn't even play there for 3 yrs due to having to wear all white. I think Andre would've beaten Pete in the final if he would've won this match. He was in better physical condition in 2000 then in 1999.
@radunicolae4824 жыл бұрын
Great to see this
@수채화-w2e4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your providing
@SB-yq8uo3 ай бұрын
Cool serve and volley from Rafter 🙂
@leliondescavernes17474 жыл бұрын
Bizarre cette saison 2000 pour Rafter...très brillant à Wimbledon cette année là, mais fantomatique avant et après Wimbledon...il faudra attendre janvier 2001,pour retrouver un Rafter au mieux de sa forme, et sa demi-finale perdue de peu contre Agassi à Melbourne.....
@nick_AnnA3 жыл бұрын
R❤️A❤️F❤️T❤️E❤️R
@ewanmacfarlane91954 жыл бұрын
Contrast of styles which is all but gone now.Great memories.
@mundi3523 жыл бұрын
The balls, the strings.. All has changed
@191010ak2 жыл бұрын
Just watched agassi first service game and it was a joy to watch the speed, Conpared to nadal, he is ridiculously slow between points,
@philgarrett54982 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@jarrodsinclair8414 Жыл бұрын
Anyone else here looking for Jason Hinze
@josebasterrica33582 жыл бұрын
Rafter era un jugador extraordinario diferente original
@nicolasferradas95742 жыл бұрын
terrible jugador Patrick Rafter ... poco valorado ...pero dejó su huella , diferente e original
@matepavlovic3612 жыл бұрын
3:08:10 i didnt expect that point from Rafter . Great match♡
@briandtnguyen2 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy how quick the grass was back in 2000 compared to today.
@SeattleTennis Жыл бұрын
Lighter balls. The grass material proven to be virtually identical
@kidpagronprimsank05 Жыл бұрын
@@SeattleTennis not identical, just red Kelp add on to Rye grass. If speed is still identical, the thing that change is how the ball react when its reach the ground. The all Rye have the advantage is that its roots go deeper, so the ground become more packed. The results is that shot become more consistent, which is ideal for baseliners
@keaneoRX74 жыл бұрын
Game, Set and Match, RAAAFTER !
@BurnsTennis4 жыл бұрын
Rafter liked playing against Agassi, and Agassi liked playing against Rafter. Why? Simple, neither player took each other out of their comfort zone, hence the long battles often in their meetings. Also, in their sixteen meetings, Sampras exposed Rafter's shaky forehand volley a lot, perhaps the other players didn't expose it as much as Sampras. But maybe other players didn't hit their passing shots as hard as Sampras.
@abrahamudoy36164 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think it's Right. Sampras hit really hard😊
@danoliver88044 жыл бұрын
Real cat and mouse tactics.
@juanbautistagonzalezalvare43664 жыл бұрын
Sampras hit hard, like Nadal or Djokovic, but it's wonderful to watch playing Rafter or Edberg or McEnroe.
@anemicroyalty87644 жыл бұрын
Please upload 2001!
@planetx15953 жыл бұрын
Which game?
@notsohandytim50902 жыл бұрын
@@planetx1595: 7th game, 3rd set.
@peachman56982 жыл бұрын
Talk about fit...try serving and volleying for this long on BOTH serves......Great stuff.....I was always surprised when Pat would beat Andre,Well the fit version of Andre...it is a testament to Rafter's will and drive.....he was relentless
@notsohandytim50902 жыл бұрын
Peachman: Yeah, about mid way through the 4th set I was wondering if he was going to be able to hold up. Stayed the course and even lifted a little.
@BasicBeachCommunity13 жыл бұрын
Rafter is Very imposing
@rabidbigdog2 жыл бұрын
Rafter's game was glorious, but extremely draining. He's also a wonderful person.
@rabidbigdog2 жыл бұрын
Sports-science was pretty good in 2000, but has improved even further since.
@rabidbigdog2 жыл бұрын
Also, I believe this was the tournement that Agassi revealed he'd been wearing a wig for many years?
@rabidbigdog2 жыл бұрын
Grass-court tennis is SO MUCH BETTER than clay (yawn) or hard-court/carpet.
@rabidbigdog2 жыл бұрын
Rafter 3-0 record against Super Fed.
@z1az2852 жыл бұрын
@@rabidbigdog Bull 💩 indoor carpet was much faster than 90s grass but there were plenty of long rallies and all court attacking tennis. Watch the 1996 Stuttgart and Hannover finals between Becker and Sampras. The problem today is the molasses slow indoor hardcourts and literal rocks they use for tennis balls on grass / indoor hard. Clay court tennis is MUCH faster than the 80s-90s because of lighter faster balls which I personally enjoy a lot more than the Lendl wilander snoozefests
@Brooklyncameraclub4 жыл бұрын
Patrick Rafter the original man-bun? I can definitely see him serving flat whites at an aussie cafe.
@Romans8-93 жыл бұрын
haha
@planetX152 жыл бұрын
I would definitely like to try it out too!
@jcrisp902 жыл бұрын
Gosh 2000 seems very old now
@cybernetennis3 жыл бұрын
I love Agassi's shirt its thick and white and looks soft; what Nike line was that?
@rogerpadel48764 жыл бұрын
3:04:11 What a get!!!!
@johnrenehan74062 жыл бұрын
Either of these two , along with Sampras - would take it right up to ANY of todays top players including the big three On grass , there is simply no really good volliers in mens of womens games of this era
@patrickkelly91104 жыл бұрын
So it’s men’s final day and what are Wimbledon going to give us ? I hope for Ashe connors, McEnroe Borg 1980, smith nastase would be awesome too. And hey how about some doubles , ? McEnroe Fleming Hewitt Macmillan smith lutz macnamara macnamee , even mixed doubles , thanks wimbers !
@martydav94754 жыл бұрын
Some great names there, doubles as well as singles, but they certainly won't show Bob Hewitt, considering his court conviction for rape.
@jaypayton86904 жыл бұрын
please upload Agassi V McEnroe 1992 SF, Agassi V Kuerten 1999 QF, Agassi V Connells 1991 1st Rd
@juanbautistagonzalezalvare43664 жыл бұрын
Kuerten won a Master ATP final against Agassi, don't forget this.
@polyannamoonbeam4 жыл бұрын
Pat Rafters Reebok shirt..:) They don’t wear them like that anymore.
@ewanmacfarlane91954 жыл бұрын
90s city
@tizianotimillero4 жыл бұрын
Mecir vs Edberg.
@pleaseenteraname1103 Жыл бұрын
Rafter uses the prince CTS oversize response precision, I believe. i’m surprised because it’s 110 Square inchs, and it’s incredibly powerful, almost no control though, and what’s weird is he uses a one-handed backhand with it.
@iroczinoz Жыл бұрын
Precision response 660, 97in2 he used and I know because I used the same racquet. Control was very good with that racquet and it was not the most powerful racquet out there. Prince did make the oversized version in this racquet but Rafter did not use it. The one he used in this match was the newer precision response titanium it was basically the same racquet as the older model (black/red with yellow lettering.)
@pleaseenteraname1103 Жыл бұрын
@@iroczinoz Oh thanks for the reply.
@robjames10372 жыл бұрын
I really thought this was Rafter's year and he had his chances in the next match against Sampras but Pete was just a little too good in his last Wimbledon win.
@alexalva-carreno18862 жыл бұрын
Rafter FOREVER
@thewizardofhomeworkАй бұрын
Rafter had the sickest hands! Not as much punch as Sampras volley but they were clean and he could slice em and dice em … made zinc oxide face cool!!!
@HowardRoarkBR4 жыл бұрын
Serve and volley masterclass at 1:00:16
@romcallis Жыл бұрын
The court is in pretty good condition for two weeks of play
@pp0900134 жыл бұрын
Frankly, I didn't get why Rafter is strong. He isn't good for stroke play and I often see his opponents facing breaking point. But he always keeps his game somehow. awesome.
@thadtuiol17172 жыл бұрын
Good match. Unfortunately, this was the era at Wimbledon when it was basically a case of "Let's watch 126 guys play each other to see who gets the honor of losing to Sampras in the final"
@planetX152 жыл бұрын
Wasn't that the case for alot of tennis tournaments, not just Wimbledon?
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@kingston43132 жыл бұрын
29:41 never seen that before and forehand chip and charge? Cool
@tenisunamiradadiferente44934 жыл бұрын
Imperdible partido. Al igual que mi canal. 💻
@siddbhatt315 ай бұрын
One of Agassi’s worst losses, he had so many chances to take this match but just couldn’t get over the line
@bowsershark2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know->What Prince racquet was that a What size head sq inch? Did Andre play with a 110 or 98 Radical?
@senorgato702 жыл бұрын
Man, I wish Pat Rafter played in the Roger, Rafa, Novak era. He and Roger would have had some amazing matches against each other. He would have had a very tough time with Novak and Rafa's games, but who knows, he may have been able to adapt for the time/style. He would have just fit well into the mould of talent and sportsmanship, unlike Sampras whose arrogance was such a turnoff despite his amazing talent and accomplishments.
@Romans8-96 ай бұрын
he leads Roger h2h 3-0
@senorgato706 ай бұрын
@@Romans8-9 probably all the matches were before Roger even turned 20.
@Romans8-96 ай бұрын
@@senorgato70 Well considering Rafter retired in the year that Roger turned 20, yes.
@danstepanov87002 жыл бұрын
The combination of the 4:3 format and a low camera angle like that is unfortunate
@ombreross2 жыл бұрын
Two gentlemen.
@meilstone4 ай бұрын
Players now seem so much more athletic.
@realalsenor3 жыл бұрын
Who are the commentators? They never introduced themselves, but had intelligent comments.
@aemiliadelroba40222 жыл бұрын
Agassi returns are so good , but he ran into RF … !
@talesara744 жыл бұрын
1.39 amdre has moved 1.5m towards T and Rafter still serving to T.