11.   But first, they have to beat their semifinal opponents at the Rome Tennis Masters Series Slug Sports-Tennis-Italian Open.

12.   He has a better idea about semifinal opponent Xavier Malisse.

13.   Her semifinal opponent was decided in a late match Friday when eighth-seeded Irina Spirlea of Romania played Mary Joe Fernandez of Miami.

14.   Her semifinal opponent Thursday will be top-seeded Martina Hingis, who lost to Capriati in the Australian Open final four months ago.

15.   Her semifinal opponent will be either eighth-seeded Sandrine Testud of France or Ruxandra Dragomir of Romania.

16.   In the other half of the draw, Tommy Haas and Sebastien Grosjean are potential semifinal opponents.

17.   Its semifinal opponent will be the winner of a match between gold-medal favorite Italy and Argentina.

18.   Kournikova said she respected Smashnova as a difficult semifinal opponent.

19.   Sampras is playing on such a high level that his vanquished semifinal opponent said he felt honored just to be on the same court with him.

20.   Sara Fitz-Gerald and Michelle Martin won comfortably against their semifinal opponents.