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Andre Agassi

Andre Kirk Agassi (; born April 29, 1970) is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no.

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Roger Federer against stretched to 4 sets at French Open; Sharapova, Stephens of US win

Even though Roger Federer was again far from his best, he still managed to win at the French Open.

The 2009 champion at Roland Garros was pushed to four sets Friday for the second straight match, this time beating Nicolas Mahut of France 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the third round.Federer, who is trying to become the first man over 30 years old to win a major title since Andre Agassi in 2003 at the Australian Open, improved his record number of Grand Slam match wins to 235.For Mahut, it was the first time he has ever won a set against Federer in four matches.Maria Sharapova also won, reaching the third round with another easy victory, while third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic were eliminated.American teen Sloane Stephens also advanced to the fourth round, beating Mathilde Johansson of France 6-3, 6-2. Of the eight teenagers in this year's draw, the 19-year-old Stephens was the only one to even reach the third round."I'm excited because now I'm going to ...

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