Injury-hit Agassi and Kuerten make Paris exits
Hobbled by an inflamed nerve in his back, Agassi lost in the opening round for the second year in a row. He rarely ran after shots in the final two sets and lost to Finnish qualifier Jarkko Nieminen 7-5, 4-6, 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-0.
The 35-year-old Agassi said the injury flared up in the third set.