THE SIDELINES : Agassi Breaks Berger’s Serve to Win at Key Biscayne Match
Andre Agassi broke Jay Berger’s serve at love twice in the third set today to win their semifinal match 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 at the International Players Championships.
The fifth-seeded Agassi will play in Sunday’s finals against the winner of tonight’s semifinal between No. 3 Stefan Edberg and No. 15 Emilio Sanchez.
The women’s finals Saturday will pit No. 3 Monica Seles against No. 15 Judith Wiesner.
Berger won the final five games of the 62-minute first set but could do little thereafter.
In the pivotal second set, Agassi won the last five games and 16 of the final 19 points. He survived four break points in the second game of the final set to tie it 1-1, then broke at love in the third and fifth games for a 4-1 lead.
Berger, who appeared to tire as the match progressed, was hurt by six double faults and 46 unforced errors. The final two sets took only 56 minutes.
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