Tennis: U.S. Open
Many judges were predicting that the men's title would be the most openly contested in years.
With Pete Sampras's grip on the Grand Slam circuit having finally been loosened, any of six or seven contenders looked to have a chance this year.
A lot of the smart money was moving toward Australian heart-throb Pat Rafter being in today's Final. But will he at last have found the required consistency to justify such faith?
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