Andre Agassi’s quest for a sixth SAP Open title got off to a good start.

Greg Rusedski rallied past Karol Beck 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7/2) to move into the quarter-finals of the £205,000 (€307,100) Mercedes-Benz Cup.

Greg Rusedski counted the cost of having to play two matches in one day when he failed to reach the final of the Heineken Open in Auckland.

Hard-working Greg Rusedski booked his place in the semi-finals of the Heineken Open in Auckland with victory over Austria's Stefan Koubek.