Sport 08-11-1999 Agassi Wins Paris Open who: Andre Agassi what: Swept to his second victory in the Paris Open with a 7-6 6-2 4-6 6-4 triumph over unseeded Russian Marat Safin when: Yesterday snippet: "Top seed Andre Agassi swept to his second victory in the Paris Open with a 7-6 6-2 4-6 6-4 triumph over unseeded Russian Marat Safin," reports Sky Sports today. "Agassi, who is sure of ending a brilliant season as world number one, said: `I think I want to move here. I have a great feeling when I`m here, everyone wants to greet me and embrace me. It was a real good match today, there were just a few points in it. We both played very well`." Agassi is the first player ever to take the Roland Garros and the Paris Open title in one year, comments the BBC. "But it was nothing less than was deserved by Agassi - who heads the year-end world rankings for the first time in his career having slid out to 141st two years ago". "Now," writes The Independent`s John Roberts, "Agassi intends to return to America for a week`s rest before preparing for the ATP Tour Championship in Hanover on 23 November." [... more]

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