P333 CEEFAX 2 333 Fri 21 Jan 22:12/05       AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 1/2 Men's favourite Andre Agassi has yet to drop a set in the tournament as he cruised past Mariano Zabaleta in just over an hour and a half. The American top seed took little time to take control and broke his Argentine opponent in the third and fifth games. Zabaleta managed to break back but not save the set and was broken again in the second to go 2-0 down. Agassi, with girlfriend Steffi Graf watching from the stands, completed the 6-4 6-4 6-2 victory with an ace. AUSTRALIAN OPEN INDEX ON PAGE 330 Football 302 Golf 350 General 380 WomReview Henman MenReview Main Menu
P333 CEEFAX 2 333 Fri 21 Jan 22:11/41       AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 2/2 Big-serving Aussie Mark Philippoussis blasted his way into the last 16 with a straight sets win over his countryman Andrew Ilie. He slammed 18 aces past a bemused Ilie as he raced to a convincing 6-4 7-6 6-1 victory in only 95 minutes. Serving at speeds up to 138mph, the fastest by any player in the tournament to date, Philippoussis never once faced break point on his own service. He now takes on top seed Andre Agassi who beat Mariano Zabaleta 6-4 6-4 6-2. AUSTRALIAN OPEN INDEX ON PAGE 330 Football 302 Golf 350 General 380 WomReview Henman MenReview Main Menu