Rafter eventually drop-shotted Enqvist, cheering him on with a loud "Come on!" as Enqvist hustled to the net. In one continuous motion, Enqvist scooped the ball over, vaulted the net, and knocked the racket out of Rafter's hand. Point: Rafter. Serving for the match at 5-4 in the second, down 0-15, Enqvist once again caught on to Rafter's playful mood.

Recognizing mid-point the slice backhand trend, they continued for several exchanges, then switched to forehands, then reflex volleys, before Enqvist pulled Rafter up to net to take overheads.

Without missing a beat, they switched places, Enqvist ratcheting up the heat on his overheads until they both moved back to slice backhands before returning to net.

Rafter eventually ended the 50+ shot rally by ripping a forehand right at Enqvist to punctuate the point.

"We match up pretty well together," Rafter said of his cat-and-mouse chemistry with Enqvist. "I like to serve and volley, Thomas likes to hit very hard from the baseline, so when you get the opportunity to have a bit of fun interacting with the crowd is what it's all about."

Though with a 27-2 record on the ATP Champions Tour, Enqvist is accustomed to playing in - and winning - finals, one of his two losses came in Chengdu yesterday to Rusedski, 6-7(3), 6-3, 10-7 in a Champions Tiebreak, relegating him to the playoff for third place against Frenchman Guy Forget, who also posted two wins and one loss in Chengdu, the second-best record in his round robin group as well.

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