Agassi not ready to say goodbye

Andre Agassi staved off retirement with a riveting 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 victory over Romania’s Andrei Pavel on what turned out to be a late Monday night at the US Open.

Andre Agassi staved off retirement with a riveting 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 victory over Romania’s Andrei Pavel on what turned out to be a late Monday night at the US Open.

It was the first match at the newly named “USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center” and 23,736 fans – a record crowd for a night session – watched Agassi stage an emotional comeback.

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