Ivanisevic had accelerated into the opening set, holding his serve with ease and then breaking a nervy Rafter at the first attempt.
BBC: Ivanisevic snatches Wimbledon thriller
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Rafter needed an immediate response and he provided it by breaking the Croatian in the second game of the second set.
BBC: Ivanisevic snatches Wimbledon thriller
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He held on for a two sets to one lead and looked set fair for the title that has eluded him three times in the 1990s - but comeback kid Rafter had other ideas.