Agassi defeats Becker to win the Salem Open

HONG KONG Andre Agassi defeated Boris Becker 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4in the rain-delayed final of the Salem Open today, winning his firstATP tournament of the year.

Agassi ended up unsure whether a strained shoulder would keephim out of the richer Japan Open, which began today in Tokyo.

"If I'm not feeling OK, I'm prepared to miss the tournament,"Agassi said after winning his first title in Asia.Becker also is scheduled to play in the Japan Open.Agassi was leading 2-0 in the decisive third set Sunday nightwhen play was suspended because of rain. He needed 36 minutes tocomplete his victory today."I'm really pleased," the third-seeded Agassi said. "We bothplayed …