Philippoussis v Agassi

Newest Review: ... – mainly due to Phillipoussis’ excellent serving – the first set had to be decided using a tie break which Agassi won after finally hitting some of his famous returns off the mighty Phillipoussis serve. The second set again began as the first had with both competitors holding serve without too much trouble. The break came late into the set with Agassi breaking serve to take the set 6-3. With Phillipoussis starting to look tired – due to his two epic five set encounters – Agassi began to increase the frequency and quality of his returns and general court play to take the third set 6-4. Despite the short n... more

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Philippoussis v Agassi: Tense Affair (209 words)
by - written on 07/07/00 (Somewhat useful, 13 readings)
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For an extremely close match I find it hard to believe that Andre Agassi has defeated Mark Phillipoussis in three straight sets. The first set began with both Phillipoussis and Agassi holding their serves, the Australian doing so easily. After a fairly dull opening – mainly due to Phillipoussis’ excellent serving – the first set had to be decided using a tie break which Agassi won after finally hitting some of his famous returns off the mighty Phillipoussis serve. The second set again began as the first had with both competitors holding serve without too much trouble. The break came late into the set with Agassi breaking serve to take ... Read the complete review

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