Agassi respected Rafter a lot. Said a lot of good things about him.

Seeing someone like Agassi play against a serve and volley player like Patrick Rafter is always great fun. I miss that about the game

@IceStationZebraAssociates

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Everyone is a baseline machine nowadays.

@vgr112261

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Changes in courts and strings have rendered the serve/volley nearly obsolete. Sad.

@possesedcake5422

3 жыл бұрын

@@vgr112261 there’s a tennis civil war that’s going,people that dislike serve/volley and those that dislike baseliners

@jjh2456

3 жыл бұрын

@@possesedcake5422 we need the variety that’s all. What made Agassi special is that he was able to navigate the different courts in his career. He adjusted his game as needed and low and behold he was a complete player.

@christophedelplace3922

Жыл бұрын

@Eric Estrada oui on apprécie les 2 sauf qu'il y en a plus que 1 c'est ça le problème

Man... I miss watching Andre Agassi!!!!

@nconstant

4 жыл бұрын

Tennis Guy71 you can play this video more than once

It was fun to watch these guys play, exact opposites in playing style.

Back in the day, the surface MATTERED. Later on Rafter beat Agassi on Wimbledon, where the court was still fast enough for him to have an edge against Agassi's insane groundstrokes. Today, all court types are kind of the same. Grass is not fast how it once was, US and indoor courts got slowed down too. I'll never understand why they thought it was a good idea to "kill off" the diversity of the courts. Specially on this day and age, where "diversity" seems to be the holy grail for all things considered

@matthewross3828

4 жыл бұрын

As i read this post i hear it in Agent Smith's voice and tonality as he is speaking to Morpheus in the matrix.

@kidpagronprimsank05

4 жыл бұрын

I want it back too. You go from one court strategy to another. Now it's just only ONE strategy in every court.

@Krischan04

4 жыл бұрын

@Leaving Blank You've got some issues, nothing in this comment justifies you insulting anyone, neither OP nor Rafter. Adding to that you didn't even understand his comment which was all about Rafter being inferior to Agassi, except for a court as fast as Wimbledon. Funny enough that Rafter actually won the US Open 2 times in a row incidentally winning against Agassi one time and Sampras at the other. No one here said anything about him being the most consistent, he just might've been and that only against Agassi, because Sampras was the true master of the speedier courts...

@granttaylor8969

4 жыл бұрын

Leaving Blank didn’t Rafter win the US Open twice? That seems pretty consistent to me. A lot of layers struggled with his serve volley style. With that game on today’s slow services he wouldn’t make the top 100.

@brianshin3209

4 жыл бұрын

Us tennis purists hate the slowing down of courts in modern tennis but they changed it to benefit the casual fan and draw new fans. Someone who’s new to tennis will not appreciate the skill and athleticism involved in serve and volleying and can only be entertained with long rallies.

Two of my favorites. Love these guys.

I sure took Rafter for granted. What a magnificent player.

@jerryl9823

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best serve and volleyers ever. A classy low key guys but a fierce competitor capable of concentration at a very high levels through his long matches.

My admiration for AA has only grown over the years. The purest most clinical and decisive striker of a tennis ball ever, especially on return and on the backhand. If he had a touch more athleticism and commitment he would have doubled his GS tally

@amitpatel3071

8 ай бұрын

Yeh he could crack that ball as good as anyone , just lacked the movement of the big 3.

@ViaticalTree

2 ай бұрын

Everyone says Djoke is now the best returner of all time. Nope. It’s still Agassi. The fact that he returned insanely well on FAST courts says it all.

Win or loss, Rafter is the coolest guy in the tour!

@meenak3351

4 жыл бұрын

I think coolest guy was goran

@Krischan04

4 жыл бұрын

@@meenak3351 I tend to aggree, but then I remember, that Goran had no chill.

@klausuberhauser4303

4 жыл бұрын

True. But Agassi also was very kind while handshaking after match. I mean except facing Becker.

@jonmcclane7433

4 жыл бұрын

Klaus Überhauser Becker had it coming

@Drzakkubaby-naik

4 жыл бұрын

@@Krischan04 he lost his cool in finals vs rafter Wimbledon

Rafter's shirt looked kind of heavy? him and Andre had some great battles at grand slams. they might be pretty much evenly matched wins and losses. Rafter won the last two between them at Wimbledon. I thought Rafter retired a pinch early, but in hindsight it was right before Federer's dominance would emerge. gotta give Agassi some props, being able to 8 win majors as a baseliner in an era against serve and volley players and fast courts.

@kchuk1965

3 жыл бұрын

t down templedown rafter had shoulder problems the last few years. He couldn’t maintain the level on his serve.

I miss Patrick Rafter, such an excellent player and guy. X

Safin v Agassi 2004 upload would be nice guys. Thanks!

Rafter was obviously the reason I got the Prince Triple Threat Warrior 💪

@Drzakkubaby-naik

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. Me Wilson because of Sampras

@KhProStaff

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@ciosnek5

3 жыл бұрын

@@Drzakkubaby-naik I just got Andres Radical :D We have got to play sometime gyus to pay the tribute to proper tennis players :D

2001 was a good year for Rafter. Epic semi in the Oz Open and then one of the greatest Wimbledon finals ever. Gutted he didn’t win Wimbledon

@brendanm6921

3 жыл бұрын

I would have loved to see him win Wimbledon too but at the end of the day he is a multiple GS champion and for Goran that was his only one so for that, I think we have to hand it to him. And yeah, it sure is one of the greatest finals, maybe even one of the greatest matches ever.

@vagsancho

2 жыл бұрын

No... He should have won this australian Open. Very bad year.

@jboww2121

7 ай бұрын

@@vagsanchohe got his revenge in the wimbledon semifinal against Agassi as well. From 1999-2001 they met in the semis at Wimbledon, Agassi won ‘99, rafter won ‘00 and managed to win 8-6 in the 5th set capping off one of the best rivalries in tennis when it comes to total opposite playing styles.

Los grandes clásicos dignos de recordar.

Rafter is the reason I got hooked on tennis. Gorgeous (good player too).

Agassi‘s return position always close to baseline.. Today I would perfect my underarm serve to upset those guys standing 6m behind the baseline!

Both are Legends

Agassi would just grind guys down, which is why his nickname on tour was “The Punisher”.......Agassi never cramped or had a loss of fitness over 20 yrs on tour, he was one of the fittest guys his second half of his career from like 98-99 on, he was a beast as far as strength and fitness....He could bench press almost 3x his body weight it was said. He had one of the best trainers in the game for his career in Gil Reyes!!!

@JohnDoe-dp4kx

4 жыл бұрын

"Bench press 3x his body weight"......dude....just think it through one sec...don't believe everything you read

@10scoach33

4 жыл бұрын

John Doe that was meant to say 2x his body weight, fat fingers ya know....... but seriously he could bench close to 300lbs, and he weighed about 170

@alexaltman7301

3 ай бұрын

Performance enhancing drugs

@10scoach33

3 ай бұрын

@@alexaltman7301 he never did PED’s, they test for that every tournament they play….dont be a hater dude

@alexaltman7301

3 ай бұрын

@@10scoach33 how does that make me a hater. Am I hating. You’ll hate this one, and this is from a very reliable source, someone who’s good friends with Paul Annacone, Roger did too

I remember this. Rafter sweated buckets in this match. Cost him the match.

@meenak3351

4 жыл бұрын

But ever since this match rafter won Andre in all subsequent grand slams

@ViaticalTree

4 жыл бұрын

pidoos pidu Rafter won Andre? Weird, I don’t remember Agassi being offered up as a prize at any tournaments.

@aisthpaoitht

4 жыл бұрын

And Agassi looked fresh and mysteriously retired from the AO the next year...

@craigfield9447

3 жыл бұрын

With due respect, was Andre on performance enhancers?

@markharrison6498

3 жыл бұрын

He was too fit for his own good unfortunately

The sweaty Aussie Open.

Andre agassi hellooooooooo

The great match!

this was the real final

Who can forget the Wimbledon pat rafter vs Andre A. Rafter is king.

@brandnew9834

4 жыл бұрын

They played 3 years in a row in the Semis. Great rivalry.

@Drzakkubaby-naik

4 жыл бұрын

@@brandnew9834 yep

Once upon a time ,I was a huge fan of Rafter .

Feel sorry for Agassi at times If it hadn't been for a certain compatriot he might have been the Federer of his era. He could win and did win on any surface.

@liamrees1106

3 жыл бұрын

If he was as good as fed he would of won more

A sleeveless shirt would have done so much to appease the perspiration, which would have helped with the cramping.

Back before baseline bashing became the only way the game was played.

Tu nous manques André

Wow.

Pôde ser o melhor passador do mundo

1:16, Agassi's collar...

First Rafter topspin backhand 9:31 into the video😮

I reckon Rafter would be a good role model for Nick Kyrgios. Cool, but still a good mindset.

@KingCast65

4 жыл бұрын

I definitely believe they have done some chatting.

This was better than the grand finale

Uma coisa aprendi com rafter saque e voleio o tempo todo

Великий Агасси!

This is good shit. Folks can we really believe it has been 20 fucking years????

Não tem tempo ruim

Rafter;incredible serve and volley,awesome movement at the net....but can't return a serve on forehand side,his baseline game is non existent...

@orestes1984

5 жыл бұрын

World number one. You don't get to that point in any era without being good at what you're doing.

@kingston4313

4 жыл бұрын

Kronos and grand slam champ

@meenak3351

4 жыл бұрын

His forehand is perfect with rafter. His back h wasn't too powerful but however you get into rally with rafter would cost any opponent most of the times

I wish Australian Open TV would show "highlights" of the entire matches instead of cutting it up they way they do (including all of the filler, replays, and commentary, while missing entire sets of the match).

its just me but agassi and djokovic have very similar players

@jjh2456

5 жыл бұрын

They are. Nole’s serve is a little bigger.

@aleksthegreat4130

4 жыл бұрын

Jose Hill No,Agassi was an excellent serve during the second part of his career,he was serving faster than Nole

@jliang70

4 жыл бұрын

@@aleksthegreat4130 But Nole is far better for hitting the spot with his serve, and he is Mr flexibility with his stretch and twist and turns. But Agassi was playing in a different era, the string and racquet are different, the court speed also favours defensive play.

@Shinoj4852

4 жыл бұрын

They are,Novak with a bigger serve, better movement and better defense..Agassi may have a better offense,but only slightly slightly..

@danielcraig2343

3 жыл бұрын

@@aleksthegreat4130 Novak’s second serve is far superior to Andre. His first serve has slightly more pop on average than Andre as well. Even more than that, Novak has way more variety and better placement on serve than Andre. Overall, they have very different serves.

Imo, the most enjoyable player to watch. Not bad on the eyes either 😂

17:48 pat is still a winner tho catdamn

How you gonna not show a single point from the first two sets??

@planestuff5027

Жыл бұрын

😭😭😭

How good were the baggy fits back in the day

22:01 oh yes

Is Rafter the greatest underachiever in Tennis history? By underachiever I mean how great he was. 4 Slams finals (winning two) and reaching world number 1 is not enough

Respect to Rafter for fighting. Djokovic would be injured in the fourth then suddenly run like a freaking duracell rabbit in the fifth after a 15 minute break between the sets.

@kchuk1965

3 жыл бұрын

850617and rafter didn’t have sports gel available.

@rocknral

2 жыл бұрын

A little " pick me up" maybe?

The only tennis player that hè Agassi was not negatieve about in his biography Rafter.

👏👏👏👏

Rafter should have won a couple more grand slams while he still had chance! (Probably his best opportunities were back when he was still in his winning form back in late 90's, as opposed to what we see here in this match!) He should have won at least one Wilmbledon and one AO title before retiring on top of his two US Open titles, but oh well...talking about lost opportunities...yet again neither Nalbandian nor Henman ever won grand slam despite their immense talents...at least Nalbandian was in grand slam final once in his career as opposed to Henman, who was such a disappointment both for his compatriot fans and fans all over the world in general!

@meenak3351

4 жыл бұрын

Rafter won all the grand slams except Wimbledon if you may recall

@Summon256

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure if its the sarcasm or you are actually serious...:|

@meenak3351

4 жыл бұрын

@@Summon256 I mean against a. Aggassi. I'm serious. Rafter won the subsequent grand slams against aggassi.

@meenak3351

4 жыл бұрын

See how aggassi lost to rafter in Wimbledon and other grand slams post to this match. I've watched every rafter matches

@Summon256

4 жыл бұрын

@@meenak3351 So he won against Agassi, so what?! Agassi is the only opponent of the tour or something?! LOL Why does it matter if in the end of the day he won only US Open and did it only twice?! So he defeated agassi at other grand slams i'llgive him that...what does it change?! He still has 2, Agassi has 8! End of story...in the mean time Agassi is an all-time great and one of the 10 greatest tennis players of all times, having won virtually anything one could win and achieved everything one could have achieved, whilst Rafter will always be remembered as a "two-slam wonder", that couldn't win anything of a note outside the US Open and choked badly after his third year playing at his peak, fading into the obscurity in the early 00's and until the rest of his career! I like the dude for his playstyle, don't get me wrong! But someone with his talent and abilities he should have won way way more than he did...a couple of great matches against Agassi outside the Us Open do not change that...sorry!

Andre Agassi is a tennis legend. Of course he was better than Rafter ...

my biggest flex is that Pat Rafter is my cousin..

Rafter could barely walk in the end. WHY DIDN'T HE STOP PLAYING SERVE AND VOLLEY ? If you play serve and volley, you have to walk more 🤦🏼‍♂️

Rafter is sweating like a bastard!😂 How can a man sweat so profusely that his shorts look like swimming trunks......Jaysus!

@vinceventura2393

4 жыл бұрын

hmm.. You are very interested in wet Rafter with his wet shorts..

@markharrison6498

3 жыл бұрын

The fitter you are the more you sweat unfortunately

I'm his fan. Rafter.

im sorry, don’t mind me asking but, why was everybody in the crowd going for rafter? was agassi not that well liked during that time?

@juanmanuelbasso1224

5 жыл бұрын

Because rafter is aussie

@planetX15

3 жыл бұрын

@Logic M Still is

If only rafter mixed it up like 5050

Omgosh I'm ready to marry wit raft by now

Music at the beginning is boring

Why the hell are they sweating so much

Lmao! Why rafter just serve and volley. He should mix sometimes at least

@markharrison6498

3 жыл бұрын

You think it would be advantageous to prolong the rallies against Agassi? Are you stupid? He nearly died of dehydration with his normal game plan

@bengray5013

3 жыл бұрын

Because he played a serve and volley game style...

@gabrielkorogui

3 жыл бұрын

only your playing style is right for me and a boring game just serve and volley all the time, but every tennis player has their style and play it their way

Loved the Agassi press-conference after this match. Will always remember what he said...

@mostert1986

5 жыл бұрын

Share what he said...?

@magri1000

5 жыл бұрын

Rod Weir what did he say?

@rocknral

5 жыл бұрын

Seems Rod has forgotten what was said after all. What the...?

@hassehougaard5120

2 жыл бұрын

Dementia is no joke 🙃

Maybe one reason Rafter never won at the AO, the hot and humid Climate is not good for his Serve & Volley game, US Open and Wimbledon are better for him.

cramp, don't watch

All i see is a solid background player against a total (and somehow dumb) serve volley game. Sure Rafter would had have absolute 0 chance to win Djoko/Fed/Nad... They are too athletic, technique and have a very strong return/passing shots.

@xd14lb35

7 ай бұрын

this was REAL variety, after federer we had just homogenisation

@steveturner609

7 ай бұрын

Pat Rafter has a 2-0 H2H against Federer you obviously didn’t know that then??

The tour misses class acts like Rafter. Australian tennis lately only seems to produces douchbags and clowns, unfortunately.

Compare this to Djokovic Nadal 2012. The differences in intensity and precision are ridiculous

@SiddharthVaz

4 жыл бұрын

Was that more intense and precise? What's your point?

@Marco-kn8rg

4 жыл бұрын

@@SiddharthVaz was much more. My point is that due to acumulative knowledge, most athletic bodies and better equipment every sport has improved dramatically in every aspect.

@naxo9975

2 жыл бұрын

Intensity no precision yes

Agassi doping during this time (?). He left AO 2002 for no reason...

@aisthpaoitht

4 жыл бұрын

@Logic M Supposedly. It was very fishy.

agassi doper!

Noooo match to current era. so outdated style of play, portraying the reason why Federer dominated the next era of tennis. Rafter has no weaponry to fight against modern tennis players

@steveturner609

7 ай бұрын

You obviously don’t know what you’re talking about, Pat Rafter has a 2-0 H2H winning record over Roger Federer….you didn’t know that then obviously??

This is amateur tennis compared to the big 3. Lol this Rafter guy running around sweating to death for nothing

@ViaticalTree

4 жыл бұрын

You’re ignorant.

@IceStationZebraAssociates

4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your idiotic opinion.

@850617and

4 жыл бұрын

Prefer this over todays robot tennis.

@steveturner609

4 жыл бұрын

Casey Colluci - You’re not just ignorant, you’re absolutely PIG ignorant!! Inane comment in every sense!!

@blake7871

4 жыл бұрын

Knowledgeispower _ tHe bIg tHrEe!!