Agassi weathers ace blitz to advance

ANDRE AGASSI overcame a record 51 aces by Joachim Johansson yesterday and set up an Australian Open quarter-final against defending champion Roger Federer.

Agassi, an eight-time Grand Slam winner and four-time champion in Melbourne, produced one of his great performances to defeat the 6ft 6in Johansson in the fourth round.

One of the best returners of serve, the 34-year-old Agassi broke the Swede three times to win 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-4.