The world number one cruised into the second round of the Rome Masters beating Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman 7-6, 6-3.
Third seed Rainer Schuettler was the only high-profile casualty on the first day of the Rome Masters on Monday when he lost 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 to America's Vincent Spadea.
The seventh seeded Thai lost to Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the first round.
As a result of yesterday's defeat, Lleyton Hewitt of\nAustralia will replace Agassi at the top when the rankings.
Spain's Fernando Verdasco came back from the brink of defeat to beat the top seed 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the last 16 of the Rome Masters.
Clijsters completed her inexorable progress to Sunday's final with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sugiyama.
Felix Mantilla defeated Roger Federer to become the first unseeded player to win in Rome since the Open Era began in 1968.
The combined forces of Federer and an Italian prankster proved too much for the Spaniard.
The winner of the match will face either Yevgeny Kafelnikov or Felix Mantilla in the final of the Rome Masters.
The Belgian rallied from the brink of defeat to beat Amelie Mauresmo in the final of the Romes Masters.
Novak Djokovic won the Rome Masters for the fourth time by outwitting old rival Roger Federer on Sunday.
Dominic Thiem, the only player to beat claycourt giant Rafael Nadal on the red dirt this season, is one of the dark horses at the French Open - and the Austrian feels he deserves the tag.
The professional tennis circuit, which requires players to jet around the world, was forced into shutdown in early March as countries went into lockdown and closed their borders to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Australia's Nick Kyrgios has branded Rafael Nadal a sore loser, the Spaniard's uncle Toni an "idiot" and said world number one Novak Djokovic has a "sick obsession" with being liked.
The 20-year-old Alexander Zvarev has not dropped a set in the Championships so far and is confident ahead of his 4th round match against last year's runner-up Milos Raonic.
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is to undergo minor back surgery with the aim of being fully fit for the new season, his management team said in a statement on Thursday.
'I mean, a lot can change in a week in tennis... So I don't think that just because you do well the previous year means that you're going to have a good event the next year'
Rafael Nadal has booked his place at the World Tour finals after winning a record eighth French Open title, the ATP said on Monday.
Rafael Nadal slumped to one of his worst defeats in a clay final on Sunday but said his week in Madrid had been positive despite losing his Masters crown to Andy Murray in a crushing 6-3, 6-2 reverse.
British tennis star Andy Murray has stated he hoped his decision to part ways with Amelie Mauresmo wouldn't be seen as a failure for women coaching at the top level of the game.
Rafael Nadal has played down the significance of his quarter-final defeat by Austrian Dominic Thiem at the Madrid Open
Rafael Nadal suffered a shock 7-5, 6-3 defeat by Austrian Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Friday, a result that means the Spaniard will lose the world number one ranking.
Serena Williams won her third Italian Open title, crushing local favourite Sara Errani 6-3, 6-0 in Rome on Sunday.
Nick Kyrgios has defended compatriot Bernard Tomic against allegations of failing to try during a match and said it was up to the Australian Olympic Committee whether the pair were picked to represent the country at the Rio Olympics.
Nadal no longer 'immovable' object in Paris.
For the first time this week Novak Djokovic needed only two sets to triumph at theRome Masters, beating Spain's David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4 as he reached the final to close in on a 24th Masters 1000 title. The world number one, who is chasing a fourth title in the event, next meets Roger Federer, who knocked out fellow-Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-2.
Andy Murray continued his remarkable run on clay.
Karolina Pliskova lost her cool over a line call and bashed a hole into the umpire's chair with her racket after suffering a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 defeat by Maria Sakkari in the Italian Open second round on Wednesday.
Saturday's match between Djokovic and Nadal will be the 50th between the two great rivals, who have won a combined 26 Grand Slam titles.
While Federer and Nadal will look to reignite the flair and fight they showed to reach last year's final, 2018 could have a different script at play.
Novak Djokovic joined the tennis greats on Sunday when he downed British second seed Andy Murray 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 to claim his maiden French Open title and hold all four grand slams at the same time. The world number one recovered from a nervous start to impose his pace on Court Philippe Chatrier and clinch his 12th grand slam crown after three previous failures in a Roland Garros final. Djokovic is only the third man after Don Budge and Rod Laver to hold the four majors at the same time, and the eighth man to triumph at Wimbledon and the French, U.S. and Australian Opens.
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Roger Federer kept up his hopes of finishing the year as World No 1 when he downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
Czech fourth seed Tomas Berdych bulldozed his way into the second round of the French Open by thrashing Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 6-0, 7-5, 6-3 on Monday.
The Serb's dominance in 2016, says Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com, is way beyond numbers. It's about how he forced his opponents into submission.
Images from Day 3 of the French Open in Paris on Tuesday
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