Agassi wins; Henman falls in 3rd round

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Tim Henman smashed a ball into the stands in anger in the fourth game of the third set Saturday, his cleanest hit in a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 third-round loss to Nicolay Davydenko at the Australian Open.

The seventh-seeded Henman was a semifinalist at the French and U.S. Opens last year and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon. But he seemed distracted Saturday, making 32 unforced errors and five double-faults. He won less than half his 69 net approaches.

Davydenko, a Russian seeded 26th, hit 31 clean winners, mostly on his forehand, and broke Henman's serve in the opening games of the first and third sets. He had never reached the second week of a Grand Slam tournament in 15 previous attempts.

Davydenko next faces 12th-seeded Guillermo Canas, a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 winner over Radek Stepanek.

French Open finalist Guillermo Coria beat former top-ranked Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. French Open champion Anastasia Myskina joined Russia's two other Grand Slam title holders in the fourth round when American Lisa Raymond withdrew from their match Saturday.

Andre Agassi, a four-time Australian Open winner, was down 4-1 in the first set against serve-and-volleyer Taylor Dent before coming back for a 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory Friday.