11.   He now advances to a semifinal showdown with fellow Spaniard Albert Costa.

12.   Sergi Bruguera and Michael Chang, with three French Open titles between them, moved to a semifinal showdown with straight-sets victories Wednesday.

13.   The overpowering show of force -- the most goals by a team in tournament history -- sent the Netherlands into a semifinal showdown with Italy in Amsterdam on Thursday.

14.   The third-round victories kept the two on a collision course for a possible semifinal showdown next week.

15.   Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati set up an all-American U.S. Open semifinal showdown with victories that were neither nuanced nor particularly pretty.

16.   Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport have won the last two Wimbledon championships and are heading toward a semifinal showdown this year.