Agassi in semis

Stuttgart, Oct 29: Steffi Graf watched again and Andre Agassi won again, beating Sjeng Schalken 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of th...

Stuttgart, Oct 29: Steffi Graf watched again and Andre Agassi won again, beating Sjeng Schalken 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the $2.45 million Eurocard Open.

Graf, the retired German star, began dating Agassi just after he won the US Open last month. This is the first time Graf has accompanied Agassi to a tournament. She has been watching his matches from the players’ box.

Third-seeded Todd Martin cruised into the quarter-finals beating Jiri Novak 6-2, 6-4 and fifth-seeded Greg Rusedski ousted Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-3 yesterday.

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Pre-quarterfinals: Andrei Pavel (Romania) bt Daniel Vacek (Czech) 6-4, 7-5; Mariano Zabaleta (Argentina) bt Magnus Norman (Sweden) 6-3, 6-4; Richard Krajicek (Netherlands) bt Alex Corretja (Spain) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5); Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) bt Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; Marcelo Rios (Chile) bt Nicolas Lapentti (Ecuador) 6-4, 6-3.

Spirlea beats Kournikova

LINZ, AUSTRIA: Romania’s Irina Spirlea spoiled Anna Kournikova’s return from a foot injury, beating the Russian 6-0, 0-6, 6-1 in the second round of the Generali Women’s.

Top-seeded Mary Pierce of France advanced to the third round yesterday, beating Austria’s Sylvia Plischke 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.

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Denisa Chladkova (Czech) bt Barbara Schett of Austria 6-3, 7-6 (7-4); Nathalie Tauziat (France) bt Amanda Hopmans (Netherlands) 7-5, 6-2; Sandrine Testud (France) bt Sandra Kleinova (Czech) 6-3, 7-5.

Trump announces TikTok deal, surprise China visit ‘early next year’ after call with Xi

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