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Goran Ivanisevic celebrated his 45th birthday on Tuesday.

Wimbledon commemorated the occasion with this video trip back in time.

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Fifteen years ago, Ivanisevic outdueled Patrick Rafter in the famed People's Monday final at SW19, scoring a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7 victory. The final two games of that match are in the video above.

Contesting his fourth Wimbledon final, Ivanisevic entered the event ranked No. 125 and exited as the first Wimbledon wild card champion in history breaking his own record for most aces in the tournament with 208.

A wildly-enthusiastic crowd waved Australian and Croatian flags cheered, chanted and sang vigorously, turning the normally staid Centre Court setting into a scene from a soccer stadium. Both men were moved by the crowd’s passion.

“It was the best moment in my life,” a beaming Goran said. “Just everybody going nuts there with the flags. It was the best atmosphere ever Wimbledon has had.”

Photo credit: Getty

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