For Chang, an Unfamiliar Role; With Sampras Out, No. 2 Seed Carries Burden...

The Washington Post;  September 6, 1997 ;     542 words ......need all the help I can get." Rafter and Chang have played seven matches...anything from that match with Chang, Rafter said, "Yes, a few things that...later, and you'll tell him." Chang needs no introduction to Rafter's game. Rafter plays a classic...

Chang gets off the hook He outlasts Rios in five sets, takes on Rafter in...

The Boston Globe;  September 5, 1997 ;     605 words ......to the US Open last night. Chang lived up to his No. 2 seeding...3. And now there are four: Chang, Patrick Rafter, Greg Rusedski, and Jonas Bjorkman...one of tomorrow's semifinals, Chang plays Rafter, who beat Magnus Larsson, 7...since 1963, meet in the other. Chang, the runner-up ...

CHANG TAKES IT IN FIFTH ONLY AMERICAN LEFT ADVANCES TO SEMIS.(Sports)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 5, 1997 ;     671 words ......finish a match fast, Michael Chang ran and ran last night, leaving...7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3. Chang's second straight five-set...semifinals against Patrick Rafter, a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-2 winner...3-hour, 41-minute marathon Chang won in the fourth round against...Records mean nothing,'' Chang ...

Davis Cup: Advantage U.S. Sampras, Chang put hosts up 2-0.(Sports)

The Washington Times;  September 20, 1997 ;     700+ words ......was tied 2-2 and 3-3 before Chang broke Rafter at love with a backhand winner...set, the real contest started. Rafter had Chang at break point three times in...the best I've seen him serve, Rafter said of Chang. Said Chang: I was kind of debating...

Chang, Rafter at center stage this afternoon

The Boston Globe;  September 6, 1997 ;     330 words ......the US Open started, Patrick Rafter beat Michael Chang in the quarterfinals of the...final -- a wee bit higher. Chang and Rafter take center stage at Arthur...much out of the always fit Chang? Is Rafter just too hot? Can Chang take...

Chang Survives Chilean; Edges Rios in 5 Sets; Rafter Tops Larsson

The Washington Post;  September 5, 1997 ;     700+ words ......claimed in his career. Now, Rafter looms as the biggest obstacle in Chang's march to that crown...semifinals. Instead, though, Chang will face Rafter, who knocked off Agassi...and No. 13, respectively, Chang and Rafter are the only two seeds...

U.S. OPEN Chang, Rafter set up showdown American struggles, while...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 5, 1997 ;     555 words ......claimed in his career. Now, Rafter looms as the biggest obstacle in Chang's march to that crown...semifinals. Instead, though, Chang will face Rafter, who knocked off Agassi...and No. 13, respectively, Chang and Rafter are the only two seeded...

TEN: Resilient Chang upsets Aussie star at Hamlet Cup

AAP Sports News (Australia);  August 25, 2000 ;     465 words ......loss to Michael Chang at the US415,200...Cup here today. Rafter, the 1997 and 1998...playing very relaxed," Rafter said. But Chang, who captured his...to the first with Rafter breaking in the...to go up 2-0. But Chang, ranked 30th on...

Chang runs into semis vs. Rafter

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 5, 1997 ;     346 words ...NEW YORK Advantage, Chang. Fifth set. No problem. Three...finish a match fast, Michael Chang ran and ran Thursday night...Open 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3. Chang's second straight five-set...semifinals Saturday against Patrick Rafter, a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-2 winner...3-hour, 41-minute marathon Chang ...

Chang's comeback won't rival Agassi's.(Sports)(Tennis)

The Washington Times;  August 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......news is his career will still probably die slowly. Michael Chang is no Andre Agassi. His main problem isn't desire or focus...strokes, while solid, can't end points that way Agassi's can. Chang's main asset has been his mental toughness. His career...Edberg in the final. Since his lone Grand Slam triumph, ...

Chang Closes to Third Salem Open HK Title

Xinhua English Newswire;  April 13, 1997 ;     287 words ......Kong tennis Sunday. Chang was leading Australia's fifth-seeded Patrick Rafter 6-3, 5- 3 when the match...last year's final. The Chang-Rafter clash is a repeat of...suffered earlier this year. Rafter had defeated Chang in Key Biscayne, Florida...

R & R at Open: Rafter-Rusedski; Aussie Rips Chang to Forge Surprise Final

The Washington Post;  September 7, 1997 ;     700+ words ......the No. 2-seeded Chang appeared on a collision...sensation Patrick Rafter dominated him in...they take it away." Chang, who said he was...today's match. But if Chang was calm, he wasn't sharp, allowing Rafter to break him in the...before going up 3-0. Chang finally began to...

Rafter Ousts Chang at Hamlet Cup Tennis

Xinhua English Newswire;  August 22, 1997 ;     258 words ...Australian Patrick Rafter ousted top seed Michael Chang Friday night at the quarter-fina...Open starting next week. Chang broke Rafter in the first game of their...the open court. After Chang blasted a forehand long, Rafter closed out the match with...

Name-Dropping Day As Agassi, Seles Fall; Chang Alive After Miracle...

The Washington Post;  September 3, 1997 ;     700+ words ......6, 6-3, to No. 13 Patrick Rafter, just one day after No. 1...comeback from No. 2 Michael Chang, who nearly was upset, as...former Grand Slam titlist -- Chang, who won the French Open way...the favorite -- Agassi and Chang, although Sampras was careful...turned out to be misplaced. Rafter -- ...

Tennis: Chang refuses to dwell on the glory days

The Independent - London;  March 25, 2000 ;     532 words ......previous matches against Chang. "Records are records," Chang said. "You put them aside each time you go up against the...just go out and hopefully be able to play my heart out." Chang won the title here in 1992, when the Spaniard Arantxa Sanchez-Vicar...1989 French Open. One of the most memorable ...