Tennis star Pat Rafter, 50, looks rather youthful as he discusses the US Open in rare TV interview

Pat Rafter is considered one of Australia’s most successful tennis stars.

And the two-time US Open winner delighted fans on Tuesday when he appeared on Channel Nine’s Today show for a rare interview.

The 50-year-old, who appears to have hardly aged a day in two decades, sported a salt-and-pepper beard and signature shoulder-length hair.

During his TV appearance, Pat discussed his favourite players at the US Open Tennis Championships.

‘[Novak] Djokovic and [Carlos] Alcaraz are the stand-outs for me,’ he revealed.

‘Then you have a lot of other guys knocking on the door but they are not quite at that level just yet.’

Pat was once voted People’s Sexiest Athlete Alive, the same year he rose to stardom after his first US Open win in 1997.

The former world number one tennis player now…