Wimbledon: 'Someone has to lose': Rafter
"Someone has to lose and I am the loser - again," said a wry Pat Rafter after his defeat in the Wimbledon men's final.
"It was one of those matches that could have gone either way," he added.
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"It was one of those matches that could have gone either way," he added.
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