BY JUSTIN KINGSLEY -- Canadian Press TORONTO (CP) -- Patrick Rafter has methodicaly dispatched his opponents at the du Maurier Open. Rafter, the third seed here and the No. 5 player in the world, advanced to today's final with a 6-2, 6-4, win over Briton Tim Henman on Saturday. While the likes of Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras have grabbed most of the headlines this week, Rafter has quietly gone about his business without losing a set in four matches -- with three of the matches against seeded players. Rafter has straight-set wins over fellow Aussie Mark Philippoussis (No. 14), Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden (No. 5), and Henman, the lastest victim (No. 7). "He played a great match, he never let me get into it," Henman said as Rafter was warming up for a doubles match against Toronto's Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas. "It's more him playing a very good match than me doing anything wrong." Rafter and partner Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden beat Nestor and Knowles 7-5, 6-3. Rafter and Bjorkman had a night doubles match against Martin Damm of the Czech Republic and American Jim Grabb in the semifinals. In singles, Rafter will face either Agassi or Richard Krajicek of the Czech Republic in today's final (1 p.m. EDT, CTV). "I think Patrick has got good chances against both," said Henman, who had won two of their last three meetings. "He has a lot of quick on his serve and it gives him a little bit of extra time to get to the net. "His movement at the net was very sharp (Saturday)." Rafter took just over an hour to beat Henman with near flawless tennis. Henman had 23 unforced errors while Rafter finished with 12. Rafter also had 29 winners to 12 for Henman and didn't commit a single double-fault. The key was Rafter's first serve percentage. Six of 10 first serves were good, which gave an aggressive Rafter the edge in attacking the net. "He hit some really good shots to put me under pressure," Henman said. "I don't think I was given too many opportunities." Twice Henman was leading by two strokes on his serve but Rafter came back to break the 23-year-old from England. "When you get up in your service games you've got to not let them back in," Henman said. "But I won't dwell too much on the match." Rafter, 25, has steadily improved his game in the last two years. He finished the 1996 season ranked 62nd but a year later was No. 2 in the world behind Sampras, thanks largely to winning the 1997 U.S. Open. He has three wins this year to make it five in seven years, and has a legion of fans who follow his every move at tournaments