Patrick Rafter's Reebok personalized Wimbledon 2001 shoes. Both shoes
are personalized with "RAFTER" (heel). In 2001, Rafter reached the
Wimbledon final.
For the third straight year, he faced Agassi in the semifinals and won
in yet
another five-setter, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 8–6. Much like the previous
year's
semifinal, this match also received praise for the quality of play that
the two
men displayed. In the final, he squared off against Goran
Ivanišević, who had
reached the Wimbledon final three times before but had slid down the
rankings
to World No. 125 following injury problems. In a five-set struggle that
lasted just
over three hours, Ivanišević prevailed.
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