It was one of Tim Henman's most gratifying wins and one of Andre Agassi's most frustrating losses.
Henman played one of the best matches of his career, beating Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Sunday to win the Swiss Indoors championship in Basel, Switzerland."To win here against somebody of Agassi's stature is great, especially when the field was so incredibly tough," Henman said.
Agassi was furious after squandering a lead in the final set.
" I could have shot myself if I'd had a gun, I was so angry with myself," said Agassi, who lost to Marcelo Rios in last week's final of the Grand Slam Cup. "I came back a set and was up a break, and I should have been able to hang on and turn the match around."
Henman, who has four career titles, improved his chances of qualifying for next month's ATP Tour World Championship.
"I hope this was an indication of things to come," he said. "I know I can still improve, and I believe I can go on to win more and bigger tournaments."
Agassi has won four titles this year but has also lost five finals.
"I need to come up with the big points against the big players if I want to move up to the level I want," he said.
Agassi has climbed from No. 144 to No. 8 in the world in less than a year, but he still isn't satisfied.
"This tournament was definitely a step in the right direction for me," he said.
PORSCHE GRAND PRIX: In Filderstadt, Germany, Lindsay Davenport suffered her first loss since taking over the No. 1 women's ranking, falling to Sandrine Testud of France 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix.