PARIS -- Andre Agassi ran out of comebacks at the French Open.

Outplayed from the baseline, Agassi fell short in his bid for a ninth major title, losing to Guillermo Coria 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals Tuesday.

Agassi, who overcame a two-set deficit in his second-round match, fell behind in every set against the No. 7-seeded Coria. Down 4-1, Agassi won five consecutive games to salvage the opening set, and he twice rallied from a break down in the fourth set.

But while Coria played well, Agassi simply wasn't sharp, especially at the finish. He blew a volley and hit two errant groundstrokes to lose his serve and fall behind 5-4, then sent easy forehands sailing out on the final two points.

Coria fell to his knees, then ran to the net. He put his arm around Agassi, the player he idolized growing up in Argentina, then buried his head on the net cord.

"He's right up there with the best clay-courters," Agassi said. "Today he really was hitting a good variety of shots and executing real well. At the end of the day, he deserved to win that match. He played good tennis."

Coria, the 1999 French Open juniors champion, showed remarkable poise in his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. He kept Agassi off-balance with drop shots and looked fresh at the finish despite playing a third straight day.

"I really wanted to win this match," Coria said. "I just forgot my fatigue."

Agassi committed 72 unforced errors and lost his serve nine times. The defeat was his first in 12 Grand Slam matches this year, but Agassi didn't take the defeat as badly as some of his others in major events.

"It's disappointing from a standpoint of not being able to win," said Agassi, the 1999 French Open champion. "But some losses are easier to swallow based on what you feel you did or didn't do."