Top seed and two-time champion Andre Agassi crushed Spain’s Alex Corretja 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the opening round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

Albert Costa knows he will have to be at his swashbuckling best tomorrow if he is to defeat compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero in the French Open final and lift the coveted Musketeers Cup for the first time in his career.

Men’s Singles Semi-finals: (11) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) bt (2) Marat Safin (Rus) 6-3 6-2 6-4

Last year’s losing finalist Alex Corretja powered into the French Open men's quarter--finals at the expense of Mariano Zabaleta today.

Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras were first-day winners, while Yevgeny Kafelnikov was upset by Scott Draper at the Kooyong Classic exhibition tennis tournament in Melbourne.

Australian star Lleyton Hewitt tops the latest ATP competition rankings following his victory at the Masters Cup in Sydney at the weekend.

The undisputable King Of Clay and two-time champ Gustavo Kuerten comes up against a Spanish claycourt soldier in Alex Corretja, who will employ some of his finest artillery in a bid to dethrone the master, in the French Open men's singles final today.