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Wimbledon 2000 Semi-Final - Agassi vs. Rafter

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Most of the time they talk about the great rivalry with Sampras and Agassi. But when Agassi played Rafter it was fun to watch as well. This match goes five sets and is and excellent example of strategy in tennis.

This is one of the better, big-time matches in tennis history between two monsters of their time. The contrasting styles. . . Agassi, the precision baseliner who played with passion and fire versus Rafter, the swashbuckling, all-courter who could volley with the best of them. Both players play smart tennis on a slower than usual, Center Court at Wimbledon.

A must have DVD for any tennis fan, especially if you loved Rafter's game like I did. (notice a pissed off Agassi smack a ball at a line judge just before they shake hands at the net)

Except for his two back-to-back U.S. Open victories, Pat Rafter was left holding the plate at Wimbledon finals not once, but twice. This is a semi-final, however, and it shows Rafter at his best. He undoes Agassi at his own relentless baseline game, mixing up spins and speeds, and then delivering the power shot. Rafter would go on to stun Sampras in the first set of the final, but then the rains came. He would not win-- perhaps he was destined never to win at Wimbledon. But, here, for several hours of thrilling tennis, he shows how intelligent and exciting a player he could be. Highly recommended.

Not the greatest quality wise but pretty much a by the books recap of one of the greatest tennis matches in history. one of the first i ever saw & been addicted to tennis ever since