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NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Andre Agassi celebrated his 20th successive appearance at the U.S. Open with a quickfire 6-3 6-3 6-1 first round romp over Romanian Razvan Sabau on Monday, while tying Jimmy Connors for most consecutive appearances in New York.

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