Andre Agassi struggled
through his first match since winning the Australian Open beforesubduing South Korea's Lee Hyung-Taik 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 on Tuesday at the$400,000 ATP Sybase Open in San Jose.
Fourth seed and 1999 champion Tommy Haas of Germany rolled pastcountryman Christian Vinck 6-4, 7-5 while in an all-American battle 18-year-old Andy Roddick knocked offChris Woodruff, 6-4, 6-4.
A pair of qualifiers advanced as Belgium's Xavier Malisseoutlasted Paul Goldstein of the United States, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) andItaly's Renzo Furlan topped Tomas Zib of the Czech Republic 6-2,7-5.
Top seed Lindsay Davenport had heropening match at the $565,000r WTA State Farm Classic postponed by rain yesterday.
In first-round action seventh seed Lisa Raymond of the UnitedStates swept past Japan's Shinobu Asagoe, 6-1, 6-0.
AFP