James Blake used a little inspiration from Andre Agassi to beat Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili in the US Open second round.

GREG RUSEDSKI banished fears for Great Britain’s Davis Cup future in the post-Tim Henman era by sealing their place back in the World Group qualifying round in Tel Aviv.

Top seed Lleyton Hewitt and sixth seed Andre Agassi both moved comfortably into the third round of the US Open with straight sets wins.