Rain delays Agassi match

ANDRE AGASSI walked onto the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium for the third day in a row, but the world number one has still managed to finish only one match in that span as rain halted the US Open yesterday.

The 33-year-old American, seeking his ninth Grand Slam tennis title, was only able to practice with coach Darren Cahill and exchange some shots with fourth-round foe Taylor Dent on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts between drops.

Showers delayed the start for more than 2½ hours, relented long enough for US sixth seed Jennifer Capriati to seize a 4-0 lead on Russian 11th seed Elena Dementieva in just 13 minutes, then returned to halt play once more.