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| July 06, 2001 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Chip Brown

WIMBLEDON, England _ Forget about Agassi-Sampras.

The most compelling rivalry in men's tennis the past three years has been Andre Agassi-Patrick Rafter.

Complete opposites in style. Impossibly similar in grit, guile and velvety shot-making. These two provide more unexpected twists than U.S. vs. Microsoft.

Rafter and Agassi established a standard that seemed impossible to match in last year's Wimbledon semifinal, a five-setter won by Rafter with both players at the peak of their games.

They surpassed it Friday in their third straight semifinal meeting at the All England Club, won by Rafter, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2,…

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