Sports > Agassi survives Berdych scare to reach last 16
Seventh seed Andre Agassi survived a
huge test of his U.S. Open credentials on Saturday as he beat
Czech teenager Tomas Berdych 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 to reach the
fourth round.
The 19-year-old Berdych stunned Agassi in the first set
with some massive hitting but the 35-year-old American dug deep
to clinch victory in exactly 2 1/2 hours.
Berdych beat world number one Roger Federer at the Olympic
Games last year and another upset looked on the cards when he
stormed through the opening set.
Agassi showed all his experience to take the second and
third sets, but Berdych served for the fourth set at 5-3 only
for Agassi to break back and win the tiebreak 7-2.
He will play 24th seed Mikhail Youzhny or Belgian Xavier
Malisse for a place in the quarter-finals.
