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Capriati, Agassi advance

PARIS May 30. Jennifer Capriati won a contest of struggling servers to reach the third round of the French Open, while Andre Agassi advanced when his opponent quit with an injury.

Capriati, the defending champion, lost her serve six times, but was able to beat fellow American Amy Frazier 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday. Fourth-seeded Agassi of the United States had a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 lead when David Sanchez of Spain retired in the second-round match.

The results:

Men's singles (second round): 14-Jiri Novak (Czech Rep) bt Jens Knippschild (Ger) 6-1, 6-2, 7-5; 6-Xavier Malisse (Bel) bt Tim Henman (GBR) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; 4-Andre Agassi (U.S.) bt David Sanchez (Esp) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 0-0 (retd); 29-David Nalbandian (Arg) bt Flavio Saretta (Bra) 6-3, 6-4, 6-0; Guillermo Coria (Arg) bt 24-Rainer Schuettler (Ger) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3; 3-Tommy Haas (Ger) bt Feliciano Lopez (Esp) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; 1-Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) bt Andrei Stoliarov (Rus) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0, 7-5; 16-Albert Montanes (Esp) bt Younes El Aynaoui (Mar) 7-5, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4; Arnaud Clement (Fra) bt 9-Thomas Johansson (Swe) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, 6-3; 22-Andrei Pavel (Rom) bt Michel Kratochvil (Sui) 6-3, 6-1, 6-3; Mariano Zabaleta (Arg) bt 5-Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Rus) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4); 7-Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) bt Davide Sanguinetti (Ita) 6-7 (0-7), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; 17-Carlos Moya (Esp) bt Mark Philippoussis (Aus) 6-2, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (11-9).

Men's singles (first round): Wayne Arthurs (Aus) bt 13-Andy Roddick (U.S.) 4-6, 7-6 (16-14), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3; 4-Andre Agassi (U.S.) bt Eric Prodon (Fra) 6-3, 6-3, 6-1; 2-Marat Safin (Rus) bt Mickael Llodra (Fra) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-4; Vince Spadea (U.S.) bt Cedric Pioline (Fra) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; 10-Sebastien Grosjean (Fra) bt Francisco Clavet (Esp) 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3.

Women's singles (second round): 1-Jennifer Capriati (U.S.) bt Amy Frazier (U.S.) 6-4, 6-3; Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) bt Conchita Martinez Granados (Esp) 6-1, 6-0; 17-Tamarine Tanasugarn (Tha) bt Jana Kandarr (Ger) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3; Chanda Rubin (U.S.) bt 16-Barbara Schett (Aut) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5; 9-Silvia Farina Elia (Ita) bt Tina Pisnik (Slo) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4; 6-Monica Seles (U.S.) bt Barbara Rittner (Ger) 6-4, 6-1; 2-Venus Williams (U.S.) bt Wynne Prakusya (Ina) 6-0, 6-1; 4-Kim Clijsters (Bel) bt Eleni Daniilidou (Gre) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (9-7).

Women's singles (first round): 3-Serena Williams (U.S.) bt Martina Sucha (Svk) 6-3, 6-0.

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