RAFTER REPEATER; ALL-AUSSIE FINALE WON BY DEFENDING CHAMP IN FOUR SETS.Byline: Mike Jensen Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. Right off the bat, Mark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born November 7, 1976) is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994 and as of 2007 resides in Nevada, United States. His background is a combination of Greek and Italian and he is well known for his powerful physique, standing at 6 ft 5 must have known what was coming. The first three times he rushed the net, all he got was a better view of the ball whizzing past him. Passing equally well with his forehand forehand the head, neck, shoulders, withers and forelimbs of the horse. and backhand, going cross-court or down the line, whatever was available, Patrick Rafter Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He was twice men's singles champion at the US Open, and twice runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He lives in Bermuda. on Sunday took over the all-Australian final and won his second straight U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
when the effects of two, or more, processes on results cannot be separated, the results are said to be confounded, a cause of bias in disease studies. confounding factor Philippoussis with consistency. Over the four sets, Rafter committed just five unforced errors. Philippoussis - who is one of the biggest servers ever created, who had 30 aces in the Open semifinals, and is known as ``Scud'' - managed to get the ball completely by Rafter a mere five times - and four of those aces came in the first set. The match ended with Philippoussis losing the last 10 games, finishing with a double-fault. When Rafter won the Open last year, he went into a slump; John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born February 16, 1959 in Wiesbaden, Germany) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles — three at Wimbledon and four at the U.S. suggested he was a ``one-slam wonder.'' He persuaded himself that this wasn't true. ``Now I feel last year wasn't such a fluke,'' said Rafter, who was so relaxed enough to take in a Pearl Jam concert in the middle of the tournament - ``one of the best concerts I've ever been to, I tell you that.'' Rafter, who now moves up to No. 2 in the world behind Pete Sampras Peter “Pete” Sampras (born 12 August 1971), is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States. During his 15-year career he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in 52 appearances. Sampras finished as No. , whom he beat in the semifinals, points out that guys like Philippoussis and Sampras hit their second serves harder than he hits his first one. But Rafter is nimble all over the court. He bends waiting for a serve, his back just about parallel to the ground, then springs up into his shot. Although this was the first all-Aussie final since Ken Rosewall Kenneth Robert ("Ken") Rosewall AM MBE (born November 2, 1934 in Sydney, Australia) is a former professional tennis player who won the Australian, US and French Open Grand Slam titles. beat Tony Roche
Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche (born May 17, 1945) is a former professional Australian tennis player, born in Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. in 1970, the outcome must have been a popular one Down Under. A recent survey in Australia had Rafter as the most popular man in the country. Aussie Davis Cup Davis Cup: see tennis. Davis Cup Trophy awarded to the winning team of an international tennis tournament for men. It was donated in 1900 by Dwight F. captain Tony Roche sat in Rafter's box. ``I was extremely disappointed by that,'' said Philippoussis, who angered Rafter and Roche earlier this year by declining to play in a Davis Cup match against Zimbabwe but has since patched up his relationship with Rafter. ``They should have been neutral. I'm sure if you were in my position, you'd feel the same way.'' Philippoussis is the son of Greek and Italian parents who emigrated to Australia three years before he was born. Rafter is more the stereotypical Aussie. He uses ``mate'' in conversation as often as Lenny Dykstra uses ``dude.'' Asked how he would celebrate the title, Rafter said, ``It's not a hard question, mate.'' Rafter went into the tournament as the hottest player on the tour, winning hard-court tournaments last month in Toronto and Cincinnati. But he was on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of elimination in the first round here, after he dropped the first two sets to Hicham Arazi of Morocco, before Arazi imploded im·plode v. im·plod·ed, im·plod·ing, im·plodes v.intr. To collapse inward violently. v.tr. 1. To cause to collapse inward violently. 2. , angered by some line calls that went Rafter's way. ``Last year I was so jittery,'' said Rafter. ``This year, I was just cruising. It was like just another match for me and I played like it was just another match for me. Although I got lucky in the beginning against Arazi, I felt that I belonged here.'' Philippoussis, playing in his first Grand Slam final, wasn't hitting his serve nearly as hard as he had throughout the tournament. He said that was purposeful. He didn't want to have to play a lot of second serves against Rafter ``I think what happened, I was just making his serve all of the time,'' Rafter said. ``He figured, `Why hit these big serves all the time when he's just hitting it back.' 1998 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS Men's singles: Patrick Rafter (3), Australia Women's singles: Lindsay Davenport (2), Newport Beach Men's doubles: Sandon Stolle, Australia, and Cyril Suk, Czech Republic (15) Women's doubles: Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Jana Novotna, Czech Republic (1) Mixed doubles: Serena Williams, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Max Mirnyi, Belarus Men's 35 doubles: Scott Davis, Newport Beach, and David Pate, Las Vegas Men's 45 doubles: Vijay Amritraj, India, and Jose Higueras, Spain Women's masters doubles: Betsy Nagelsen, Kapalua Bay, Hawaii, and Wendy Turnbull, Australia Masters mixed doubles: Wendy Turnbull, Australia, and Jaime Fillol, Chile Boys' singles: David Nalbandian, Argentina Girls' singles: Jelena Dokic, Australia Boys' doubles: K.J. Hippensteel, Roanoke, Va., and David Martin, Tulsa, Okla. Girls' doubles: Kim Clijsters, Belgium, and Eva Dyrberg, Denmark (3) CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO Patrick Rafter shows off his trophy after knocking off fellow Aussie Mark Philippoussis. Richard Drew/Associated Press BOX: 1998 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS (see text) |
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