Andre Agassi defeated John McEnroe 8-3 to win the Champions Showdown on Friday night at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
Agassi, 42, moved from eighth to fifth in the PowerShares Series standings with three events remaining.
In the semifinals of the one-night, four-player event, Agassi topped Jim Courier 6-3, and McEnroe downed Todd Martin 6-3.
Standings: 1. Courier, 1,400 points; 2. McEnroe, 1,200; 3. Pete Sampras, 1,100; 4. Patrick Rafter, 800; 5. Agassi, 500; 6. Michael Chang and Ivan Lendl, 200; 8. Martin and Mats Wilander, 200.
Veteran journalist Paul Bauman, based in Sacramento, covers Northern California professional, collegiate and junior tennis. Contact him at norcaltennisczar@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @norcaltenczar.
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