American delight as Agassi, Blake and Ginepri all reach last eight
AFP, September, 2005
NEW YORK (AFP) — Andre Agassi, James Blake and Robby Ginepri made it a memorable Labor Day holiday for America with all three winning through to the quarter-finals.
Agassi resisted a brave fight back from Belgium's Xavier Malisse to win 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 4-6, 6-2.
Blake came from behind to edge past Spain's Tommy Robredo 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 and he will next go up against Agassi for a place in the semi-finals.
Ginepri made it a hat-trick of home wins by taking the last two sets against French teenager Richard Gasquet to go through 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (8/10), 6-4, 6-0 in a marathon match that lasted well after midnight
He will take on Argentina's Guillermo Coria who scored a 6-4, 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 6-2 win over ...