Agassi clattered former Melbourne Park runner-up Thomas Enqvist 6-0 6-3 6-3 in a breathtaking display at the Australian Open.
The sixth seed was beaten in the first round of the Australian Open by Robin Soderling.
Organisers have been criticised by players attempting to make the main draw of the season opening Grand Slam for continuing to play matches despite the poor air quality from bushfires.
Matching Roger Federer's record Grand Slam haul will act as huge motivation for Rafael Nadal
New Zealand opened the ninth Women's World Cup with a shock win against former champions Norway on Thursday
A deflated Novak Djokovic blamed a bad day at the office for his stunning second-round elimination by Uzbek wildcard Denis Istomin which condemned the Serb to his earliest grand slam exit in nearly a decade.
IMAGES from Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Friday
Top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan came from a set down to beat Martin Damm and Leander Paes 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open.
The Bhupathi-Melzer pair lose in straight sets to Argentine team of Diego Schwartzman and Horacio Zeballos.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport will rule in the first week of October on five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova's appeal against a two-year tennis ban, the sports tribunal said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Russian was banned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in June following a positive test for the banned drug meldonium during January's Australian Open.
Sergey Bubka lost the match 6-2 7-6, which was no real surprise as Florin is two years older and already one of the best junior players in the world, but nobody was interested in the winner.
The former swept past Svetlana Kuznetsova while Agassi bulldozed fellow-American Brian Vahaly in the first round of the Australian Open.
World number two Andy Murray has repeated, emphatically, that he will abandon the pursuit of his first Australian Open title if his wife goes into labour early.
Serena Williams underlined the difference in class and power between her and the rest of the women's field with a 6-0, 6-4 demolition of fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska on Thursday to reach her seventh Australian Open final.
Reigning champion Serena Williams ramped up the power in the second set to vanquish fifth seed Maria Sharapova for the 18th match in a row and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-1 victory.
Novak Djokovic deserves a "little star" next to his name for a spectacular 2015 season that saw him win three grand slams among his 11 titles but the men's game is not simply a matter of the Serb versus the rest, Roger Federer said.
Images from Tuesday's matches at the Australian Open.
Osaka has had to mix things up during a grinding progression to the last eight at Melbourne Park
Australian Open champion Marat Safin feared nerves would once again get the better of him during the final.
Naomi Osaka is no longer a shy, introvert youngster and the newest Grand Slam winner in women's tennis says she owes her maturity to last year's US Open triumph.
Novak Djokovic will spend Saturday night in immigration detention before the world's tennis number one seeks a court ruling to stop his deportation and keep alive his bid for a record 21st major title at the Australian Open.
Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki will compete for high stakes in Saturday's Australian Open final, having each needed to save match points to prevent a premature exit at Melbourne Park.
Images from Day 6 of the Australian Open in Melbourne, on Saturday.
Samantha Stosur has suggested players at the Australian Open could boycott the Melbourne Park stadium named after Margaret Court due to the 24-time Grand Slam champion's opposition to same-sex marriage.
Roger Federer said his recovery from two surgeries on his left knee earlier this year has taken longer than expected and he is unsure whether he will be ready for the Australian Open.
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday amid a storm of protest about a decision to grant him a medical exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements to play in the Australian Open.
IMAGES of the all the action from Day 2 of the Australian Open played at Melbourne Park on Tuesday
Mischa still finds time to tease 'Sascha', despite his little brother's rapid ascent up the tennis rankings.
Daniil Medvedev has tapped into the energy of the crowd at Melbourne Park by playing both hero and villain.
Tiley denies reports Djokovic will sue Tennis Australia
Rafael Nadal's hopes of completing a rare calendar year Grand Slam ended on Thursday when the Spaniard pulled out of his highly-anticipated Wimbledon semi-final showdown against Australian Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal strain.
Former World number one Serena Williams must rethink her approach to Grand Slams after her latest bid to win a record-equalling 24th major prize came unstuck at Melbourne Park, her coach Patrick Mouratoglou has said. The 38-year-old American, who is looking to match Australian great Margaret Court's record, has reached four Grand Slam finals since giving birth to daughter Olympia in 2017 but failed to win any of them.
The Australian Open runner-up let slip a two-set advantage on the Davis Cup tie against Belarus.\n\n
Nadal will have the chance to claim the top spot back on Monday if he wins his third title in Acapulco
If he does manage to beat Novak Djokovic or Cam Norrie in Sunday's final, it may be that winning the most prestigious title in tennis will wash away all his previous sins in the eyes of his compatriots.
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