Australian Pat Rafter reached his second successive Wimbledon final when he beat Andre Agassi 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 8-6 in one of the great Centre Court thrillers this afternoon.
The Australian, beaten last year by Pete Sampras, meets either sixth seed Tim Henman or Croatian wildcard Goran Ivanisevic in Sunday's final.
Rafter was two points away from defeat at 5-4, with Agassi serving, in the final set but he won the next seven points to break back. Rafter had three match points on Agassi's serve and won a place in the final with a backhand pass on the third.
Agassi and Rafter were meeting in the Wimbledon semi-finals for the third year running.
Agassi dominated long stretches of the match from the baseline but Rafter's agility and volleying kept him in touch.