Wimbledon Re-Lived 2001: Goran vs. Rafter, in their own words

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Sports, Wimbledon, Sports & Recreation, Tennis

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🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

The 2001 men’s Wimbledon final, which saw wildcard and three-time runner-up Goran Ivanisevic win his first title against Pat Rafter on People’s Monday, is one of the most famous matches in tennis history.

So, for this episode, we wanted to get a range of perspectives on this much-told story.

Ivan Ljubicic explains the significance of Ivanisevic’s victory for people in Croatia, Charlie Eccleshare talks about the experience of being in the crowd, Ivanisevic tells us (colourfully) why he thinks the final game is the worst in Grand Slam history, and Rafter opens up about the match from his point of view, including how much the loss hurt him and the relationship he now has with Goran.

The Tennis Podcast is presented by Catherine Whitaker and David Law, and features Matt Roberts. It is produced weekly year-round, and daily during the Grand Slam tournaments. It is crowdfunded by listeners each December.

* TENNIS RE-LIVED *

We will be doing daily shows throughout the original Wimbledon dates, looking back on some of the tournament’s best matches and most important stories. The 2001 final between Goran Ivanisevic and Pat Rafter can be watched in full on YouTube. Extended highlights of our next match, Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams from 2004, are also available.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Mary and Bartoli.
0:02.0	I'm Matt Vylander.
0:03.0	This is Mary Carillo.
0:04.0	I'm Stan Ravinka.
0:05.0	I'm Lainey Hutt.
0:06.0	I'm Andy Murray.
0:07.0	This is Janik Noah.
0:08.0	And you're listening to the tennis podcast.
0:20.0	Hello everyone and welcome once again to the tennis podcast
0:24.0	Day 9 of Wimbledon Relived.
0:27.0	A very special one indeed.
0:29.0	A match that I think pretty much everyone that's had even the most passing
0:34.0	Interest in tennis at any stage of their life is probably aware of one of the most dramatic
0:41.0	And iconic Wimbledon finals of all time between the World
0:45.0	Number 125 at the time, the Wild Card and three time beaten
0:49.0	Finalist Goran even as a vitch.
0:51.0	And the losing finalist from the previous year and the last one of the
0:55.0	Two time US Open Champion Pat Rafter.
0:58.0	It's 2001 of course.
1:00.0	2001 is where we were yesterday as well, but I've got new facts David.
1:04.0	No way.
1:05.0	Yeah, there are no lengths that I won't go to to make this podcast excellent.
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