Stood behind him at a practice court once, just diggin' that kick serve! Rafter was a seriously great player - as was Hewitt - and credit to tennis. Rafter is a great story, born in Mt Isa...a very hot mining town a LONG way from everywhere. From there a dual U.S Open champ' came (1 of 10 kids !!) ; #1 for a very short time in - maybe - 1998 Rafter had a pro' game and a fierce work ethic to stay in shape. A young Federer admitted to being intimidated by him....
Rafter , as seen here , was one of the top 3 net players of the nineties & early 2000s i rekon He had a great all round game to boot ; as proven by his results of every surface But his net play just towers above the best of the modern era -
@@amitpatel3071lol no, he never made a grand slam final and rafter leads the head to head 3-2. Hen men didn’t have a good serve and was basically a serve volleyer without a strong serve so half the required equation is already missing. Rafters kick serve was a beast.
Rafter was a phenomenal player, a serve and volley and net player with a fantastic touch. True phenomenon.
What a kick serve Rafter had.
Beautiful Game ❤
Stood behind him at a practice court once, just diggin' that kick serve! Rafter was a seriously great player - as was Hewitt - and credit to tennis. Rafter is a great story, born in Mt Isa...a very hot mining town a LONG way from everywhere. From there a dual U.S Open champ' came (1 of 10 kids !!) ; #1 for a very short time in - maybe - 1998 Rafter had a pro' game and a fierce work ethic to stay in shape. A young Federer admitted to being intimidated by him....
@@terrycarthy4433he was n°1 for only a week in the 1999 summer
@@matteobettini8088 ; you are THE Matteo Berratini ???
N tht killed his shoulder..
Rafter, quelle classe.
Rafter , as seen here , was one of the top 3 net players of the nineties & early 2000s i rekon
He had a great all round game to boot ; as proven by his results of every surface
But his net play just towers above the best of the modern era -
Henman had a better net game and better head to head too.
@@amitpatel3071lol no, he never made a grand slam final and rafter leads the head to head 3-2. Hen men didn’t have a good serve and was basically a serve volleyer without a strong serve so half the required equation is already missing. Rafters kick serve was a beast.
@@amitpatel3071lol
What a match by both players
0:45 what a kick serve
Rafter❤❤❤
No one had a better first volley than this cat
Rafter reminds Edberg a bit, not very strong but very accurate serve, neat volleys and decent play from the back. A joy to watch!
"Not strong" ?? Gee with shirt off dude had the physique of a middleweight ! Rafter was ripped, seriously good athlete.
Agree!Edberg and Rafter are very similar players.Kick serve to come in and volley.
pat was a beast on the net.
0:02 and 6:20 - Little-known fact: When Rafter wasn’t serving and volleying he used to play rhythm guitar for KISS.
Lleyton is a spicy Man.
Quality tennis by both guys
......oh and Hewitt was pretty handy at the net hinself 👏
absolutely. after all, he has an australian passport :)
Base Line vs Serve & Volley
Didn’t even tell us the score! Pfst… 🙁
6-4, 6-3, only time when Rafter defeated Hewitt.
Lousy handshake by Hewitt. Always the sore loser