France had not had it all their own way - the Spaniards took the doubles into a fourth set having saved a match point in the third set tie-break.
Sixth seed Clijsters trailed 5-2 and later faced match point in the deciding set against the Frenchwomen before a five-game rally transformed the semi-final.
In that 2003 U.S. Open, he was down two sets to love and fought off a match point in a five set semifinal against David Nalbandian.
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Lee, the son of a potato farmer, wrapped up his first ATP Tour title after saving a match point in the third set against the far more experienced Spaniard.
Fish won the first set before being pegged back and saw a match point go to waste in the fourth set before Ward took it on a tied-break.
Elsewhere on Saturday, 35-year-old Tommy Haas of Germany let a record 12 match points slip in the fourth set, then saved a match point in the fifth en route to eliminating big-serving American John Isner 7-5, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-7 (10), 10-8 in 4 hours, 37 minutes.
The world number one set up match point with a serve-and-volley winner and then earned the victory when Lee hit a powerful backhand long.
But Agassi served two consecutive aces to set up his third match point, and won with a forehand volley off a short return.
The second set also proved a test of character for the unseeded Spaniard, after a match point against the title winner of 2007 and 2008 went begging with the set at 5-3.
The world number one looked to be on her way out after facing match point at 5-6 in the second set.
Rusedski took the momentum with him into the final set and although Larsson saved one match point to force Rusedski to serve for the match, the former US Open finalist had no problems, sealing victory with his 21st ace.
Philippoussis finally cracked when he double-faulted at 5-5 in the third set tie-break to hand Ferreira match point.
The 2011 Wimbledon champion saved a match-point at 5-4 down in the second set against that year's U.S. Open victor Stosur.
The Russian raced out to a 4-1 lead in the breaker, but the world number 21 was not to be denied as she saved a set-point before closing out the match in just under an hour and a half.
Ferrer won 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 despite a mid-match slump and facing a break point in game six of the fifth set.
In the tie-break, Burton and Morgan saved one match point but could not stop the next one and lost the first set in 56 minutes.
She broke the Croatian's serve again in the third game of the second set before wrapping up the match when Kostanic sent a forehand long on the first match point.
Game three of the third set provided the best rallies of the match so far, and saw Berankis have a break point, salvaged by Ward with a fine backhand winner.
And although Murray fought hard in game seven, he netted a forehand as Federer came from a set down for the second time this week, to wrap up victory on his third match point.
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