Blake's retro clothes pay tribute to Agassi

NEW YORK -- From the Day-Glo spandex tights to the hot pink vertical bars on his shirt to the white bandanna wrapped atop his head, James Blake paid tribute to Andre Agassi at the U.S. Open on Friday.

Blake donned the sort of garish ensemble Mr. Image Is Everything dared to wear more than a decade ago and, fortunately for Blake, his game looked better than his garb in a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia in the second round.

In other action, second-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne overcame some early problems to eliminate No. 28 Ai Sugiyama 4-6, 6-1, 6-0, 2004 Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced, and No. 19 Jelena Jankovic eliminated No. 9 Nicole Vaidisova 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Night matches involving Lindsay Davenport, and Marat Safin vs. David Nalbandian, were postponed because of rain before a shot was hit. More rain was forecast for today, which might mean an extra day to rest for Agassi.