TENNIS ROUNDUP : Agassi Starts, Finishes Fast

Two matches into his season, Andre Agassi already is off to a better start than last year.

Agassi, whose ranking fell to No. 17 a year ago, beat Patrick McEnroe, 6-0, 6-2, in the second round of the Volvo tournament Wednesday night at San Francisco.

“This is the most prepared I’ve been starting a tournament and especially this year,” Agassi said.

Earlier, sixth-seeded Jeff Tarango defeated Robbie Weiss, 6-2, 7-5, and No. 8 Marcos Ondruska of South Africa overcame Jamie Morgan of Australia, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

Gabriela Sabatini withdrew because of flu at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Yokohama, Japan. Gigi Fernandez eliminated No. 7 Helena Sukova, Larisa Savchenko-Neiland defeated No. 8 Lori McNeil and No. 6 Mary Pierce dropped out of her match with Pam Shriver because of backache.