01 September 2006Andre Agassi kept his U.S. Open campaign alive and staved off retirement again with a 6-4 6-4 3-6 5-7 7-5 victory over a battling Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus to reach the third round on Thursday. Agassi, ending his illustrious career after this 21st successive trip to the Open, extended his Open run by closing out an extraordinary fifth set against a cramping Baghdatis with a service break to finish the three- hour 48 minute contest.
Reuters