American trio march confidently into next round

ANDRE AGASSI, Andy Roddick and Lindsay Davenport kept the stars and stripes flying high above Melbourne Park yesterday with a trio of sizzling performances in the Australian Open fourth round.

Defending champion Agassi blazed a trail into the quarter-finals, blasting away Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan 7-6 6-3 6-4.

He was swiftly joined by top seed Andy Roddick who made beating Dutchman Sjeng Schalken look easy triumphing 6-1 6-2 6-3.