Agassi survives scare to triumph

Andre Agassi earned his place in the quarter-finals of the French Open after a tough five-set match against Argentina's Franco Squillari.

The No3 seed, who was champion here two years ago, lost the first set 6-4, but took the next two 6-2, 6-4.

Although the No16 seed from Argentina fought back to take the fourth set 6-1, Agassi showed his class by winning the last set 6-0.

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt reached the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time today with a 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 win over Argentine Guillermo Canas.

The 20-year-old admitted: "We had such a dogfight out there for nearly four hours."

Wayne Arthurs, the Pinner-based Australian, won the first set 6-3 against Roger Federer of Switzerland in their fourth-round tie.

In the junior event, 17-year-old Aleksa Bogdanovic from the Sutton Tennis Centre beat Jo-wilfried Tsonga of France 7-6, 6-2 in the first round.