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50 for 50: Patrick Rafter, 1997 & 1998 men's singles champion - Official Site of the 2023 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event
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There's been no respect towards me': Australian tennis' OTHER bad boy Bernard Tomic launches extraordinary serve at former star Pat Rafter and Tennis Australia | Daily Mail Online
![US Open Tennis on Twitter: "15 years ago, Patrick Rafter won his 2nd consecutive US Open title, defeating Mark Philippoussis. #ThrowbackThursday http://t.co/Jc68Gsd9t7" / Twitter US Open Tennis on Twitter: "15 years ago, Patrick Rafter won his 2nd consecutive US Open title, defeating Mark Philippoussis. #ThrowbackThursday http://t.co/Jc68Gsd9t7" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BMpW_MTCYAEWWxQ.jpg:large)
US Open Tennis on Twitter: "15 years ago, Patrick Rafter won his 2nd consecutive US Open title, defeating Mark Philippoussis. #ThrowbackThursday http://t.co/Jc68Gsd9t7" / Twitter
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