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 Monday, 3 June, 2002, 14:32 GMT 15:32 UK
Agassi battles to victory
French Open, men's singles, day 8

A Agassi (US) bt P-H Mathieu (Fra) 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3

Paul-Henri Mathieu serves up some tough shots in his match against Andre Agassi
France's Paul-Henri Mathieu looks like causing an upset as he takes the first two sets

Andre Agassi shows his disappointment and determination at Roland Garros
Agassi looks to be down and out but takes stock and fights back against his young French opponent

Mathieu reacts to a winning shot during his tough fourth round match
In a tense match Mathieu continues to make Agassi work hard

Agassi battles back to take the last three sets and win the match
Agassi just edges through to the quarter-finals after a gruelling five sets


J-C Ferrero (Spa) bt G Gaudio (Arg) 6-7 6-1 6-7 6-2 6-4

Gaston Gaudio battled hard but was eventually beaten by Juan Carlos Ferrero
Following an epic battle Juan-Carlos Ferrero reaches the quarter-finals for the third successive year


M Safin (Rus) bt A Di Pasquale (Fra) 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2

Russia's Marat Safin opens up his body to deliver a backhand against Arnaud Di Pasquale
Despite surrendering the first set, Marat Safin recovers to overpower French wild card Arnaud Di Pasquale


Sebastien Grosjean (Fra) bt Xavier Malisse 6-2 7-5 6-3 (Bel)

France's Sebastien Grosjean delivers a two-handed forehand
In the quarter-finals Safin will meet France's Sebastien Grosjean, a comfortable winner over Xavier Malisse

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