New York, September 6:

Lindsay Davenport reached the quarter-finals of the US Open in straight sets, while eighth-seeded Guillermo Coria needed more than 4 and 1/2 hours to subdue Chile’s Nicolas Massu. No 2-seeded Davenport took 57 minutes to dispatch 15th-seeded French Nathalie Dechy, 6-0, 6-3, while Massu needed to rally to beat Massu, 6-4, 2-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 in a match that saw the two exchange words in the final set. No 7 Andre Agassi and fellow American James Blake also advanced. Agassi beat Belgium’s Xavier Malisse 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 4-6, 6-2 to become the first man over 35 to reach the quarters at the US Open in 14 years, while Blake upset No 19 Tommy Robredo of Spain, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.

In other women’s play, third-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France beat No 19 Elena Likhovtseva 6-1, 6-4, and Mary Pierce avenged her loss in the French Open final to Justine Henin-Hardenne, beating the seventh-seeded Belgian 6-3, 6-4 to complete the quarter-final field. Davenport next plays No 6 Elena Dementieva, a 6-4, 6-3 winner over No 11 Patty Schnyder. Coria will face unseeded Robby Ginepri, who outlasted No 13 Richard Gasquet of France 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-0. Blake’s victory over Robredo follows wins over No 28 Greg Rusedski in the first round and No 2 Rafael Nadal on Saturday, putting him up next against Agassi on Wednesdey.