RESULTS: Men, third round: No. 6 Lleyton Hewitt defeated Radek Stepanek; No. 11 Paradorn Srichaphan beat Fernando Verdasco; and Jonas Bjorkman over Karol Kucera. No. 1 Andre Agassi's match was suspended in the second set and will resume today. Women, third round: No. 6 Jennifer Capriati beat Emilie Loit; No. 7 Anastasia Myskina beat Maria Sanchez Lorenzo; No. 11 Elena Dementieva defeated Amy Frazier; No. 29 Francesca Schiavone beat Tina Pisnik; and Mary Pierce beat Shinobu Asagoe.
n QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Favorite player nowadays? Bill Tilden." -- 89-year-old Gardnar Mulloy, who was the 1952 U.S. Championships runner-up.
ON TV: CBS, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (live), 11:37 p.m.-12:07 a.m. (highlights); USA, 6-10 p.m. (live).
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