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SAN JOSE, FEB. 27. With a rested wrist and a new coach, Andre Agassi held off qualifier Cecil Mamiit 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the Siebel Open. Wearing a white wristband, second-seeded Agassi struggled against his first-round challenger. He broke Mamiit to go up 6-5 in the first set, but the 25-year-old forced the tiebreaker and then climbed back from a 5-2 deficit. Agassi regained his composure, easily taking the next two sets on the hardcourt at the Compaq Center. Afterward, he blew kisses to the crowd that gave him a standing ovation. Bhupathi-Paes pair loses The top-seeded Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed to a 3-6, 4-6 defeat at the hands of James Blake and Todd Martin in the first round of doubles. The Indian pair collected one ATP point and 2000 dollars. The ATP has attracted top singles players to compete in doubles by giving two special entries in the draw. The results: Men (first round): Andre Sa bt Noam Okun 6-4, 6-0; Jan-Michael Gambill bt Jan Vacek 6-2, 6-3; Todd Martin bt Christophe Rochus 6-3, 6-2; Andre Agassi bt Cecil Mamiit 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2; Sargis Sargsian bt Alex Kim 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7); Todd Martin bt Christophe Rochus 6-3, 6-2.
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