Patrick rafter vs andre agassi biography
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Rafter ready to serve Team World alongside Captain Agassi
Eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi and Australian serve-and-volleyer Pat Rafter were fierce rivals throughout the s, clashing 15 times. Rafter claimed five significant victories, including a fourth-round win at the US Open, where he captured the first of his two Flushing Meadows titles.
This year the two legends will stand side-by-side at the Laver Cup in San Francisco with Agassi as Team World Captain and Rafter as his newly appointed Vice.
“I think it’s one of the premier events right now,” said Rafter in Melbourne, where he famously played his last Australian Open match in the semifinals, falling to eventual champion Agassi in a five-set thriller. “I have heard a lot about it [the Laver Cup], and when Andre asked me to be part of it, it’s sort of a no brainer. I’d love to be part of it. Andre’s a good mate of mine as well, so it fits in really nicely.”
Agassi and Rafter possessed contrasting styles on a tenn
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- Men's Singles Semi-final |
Rafter prevailed in a titanic struggle |
Often it takes years for a match to attain the status of classic but the semi-final between two of the game's biggest names is already mentioned among the very best.
It was the clash of styles that delighted the purists.
There was Pat Rafter, the Australian who would serve and volley on every point and take every opportunity to steal the net from Andre Agassi.
The American has perhaps the greatest ever return of serve and super smooth passing shots.
Rafter started the brighter and broke serve when Agassi double-faulted, holding out to take the first set.
Agassi levelled after breaking to lead in the second as the Centre Court crowd started to appreciate that both men were playing at their very best.
Agassi handed Rafter the third set when errors början to creep into his play but the American bounced straight back with an early break i
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Pat Rafter
Australian tennis player
Rafter at the Australian Open | |
| Full&#;name | Patrick Michael Rafter |
|---|---|
| Country&#;(sports) | &#;Australia |
| Residence | Broken Head, New South Wales, Australia |
| Born | () 28 December (age&#;52) Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | &#;cm (6&#;ft 1&#;in)[1] |
| Turned&#;pro | |
| Retired | (last match November ) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$11,, |
| Int. Tennis HoF | (member page) |
| Career&#;record | – |
| Career&#;titles | 11 |
| Highest&#;ranking | No. 1 (26 July ) |
| Australian&#;Open | SF () |
| French&#;Open | SF () |
| Wimbledon | F (, ) |
| US Open | W (, ) |
| Tour&#;Finals | RR (, ) |
| Grand&#;Slam&#;Cup | F () |
| Olympic&#;Games | 2R () |
| Career&#;record | – |
| Career&#;titles | 10 |
| Highest&#;ranking | No. 6 (1 February ) |
| Australian&#;Open | W () |
| French&#;Open | SF () |
| Wimbledon | SF (, ) |
| US Open | SF () |
Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 månad ) is an Australian former profe