Agassi agony as Andre crashes out

Andre Agassi blamed a trapped nerve in his back for his shock exit at the hands of Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in the French Open, but insists he is not yet ready to call time on his career.

Nieminen beat the 1999 Roland Garros champion 7-5 4-6 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 6-0 on the Philippe Chatrier centre court – Agassi’s second consecutive first-round loss at the French Open.