WIMBLEDON, England -- Two matches into Wimbledon, Andre Agassi knows it's too early to think about the final. Even if he'd like to.

Asked about a possible championship match against seven-time titlist Pete Sampras, the 1992 champion's eyes lit up. Partly because that means he would have made the final, partly because the opponent would be Sampras.

"I would consider it an incredible opportunity. ... Ultimately that's the goal," said Agassi, who has since won six Grand Slam titles but regards his Wimbledon title as one of the most treasured.

"It's the greatest tournament in the world. It's bigger than everything," Agassi said after Thursday's 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 victory over British wild-card Jamie Delgado.

"I love the grass, it's such a shot-making tournament and anything can happen out there. You have to come up with precisely the right shots at the right time."

Sampras and Agassi are seeded 1-2, so they can't meet before the final. They are longtime rivals who tend to bring out the best in each other.

"In many ways he's been a thorn in my side," said Agassi, who lost here to Sampras two years ago and twice at the U.S. Open but beat him at the 1995 Australian Open. "In other ways, he's brought about some of the tennis that I've only dreamt about playing.

"We've had matches that have really been an addition, credit to the game of tennis. I would certainly embrace any opportunity to have that happen again, especially here."

Agassi said that in Sampras, "I've had the opportunity of watching arguably the greatest player play. I've faced it many times. It's gotten me to play levels that I never thought I could play."

Agassi didn't have to reach any great level to beat Delgado, ranked 182nd in the world compared with his No. 2.

After cruising through the first set with breaks in the fourth and sixth games, Agassi broke the Brit at love in the final game of the second.

Breaking again in the fourth game of the third set, he marched into a 5-2 lead but squandered three match points on Delgado's serve and had to serve out the match.

Agassi gained two more match points with a backhand crosscourt winner and clinched a third-round spot when Delgado fired a forehand wide.

The match gained more significance after Sampras struggled to get past another British wild card, Barry Cowan, the night before, squeezing through in five sets.

Agassi didn't feel any extra pressure from that near-miss.

"I didn't need to see Pete struggle out there to have respect for somebody in the second round of Wimbledon," he said. "Regardless who you're playing, you're playing the best players in the world and on a surface that, in many cases, is the great equalizer.

"I have an incredible ability to stress myself out against anybody and I'm not comfortable till I'm home watching the rest of the day's tennis."