Agassi Polishes Off Sampras To Win His Fourth Sybase Open

Continuing his dramatic comeback after falling out of the top 100 last year, a confident and hard-hitting Andre Agassi easily upset No. 1-ranked Pete Sampras 6-2, 6-4 in the Sybase Open final Sunday afternoon in San Jose, Calif.

Despite Sampras’ strong serves, Agassi controlled the match with power and placement to win his fourth Sybase title. He also won it in 1990, ‘93 and ‘95.

Sampras, the top seed and two-time defending champion, appeared sluggish despite 17 aces. He seemed stunned after the match.

“He was just on top of his game,” Sampras said. “I was a little bit off.”

The last time Agassi beat Sampras was in 1995 at Montreal. Sampras leads the series against Agassi, 12-9.

Mary Pierce won for the first time in France beating Belgium’s Dominique Van Roost 6-3, 7-5 to win the Paris Open.

Alex Corretja claimed his first career hard-court title, defeating fellow Spaniard Felix Mantilla 7-6, 6-1 in the final of the Dubai Open in the United Arab Emirates.

Steffi Graf, who four times has had to abandon her long-awaited comeback from knee surgery, will try again this week at the Faber Grand Prix in Hanover, Germany.