21.   It was familiar territory for Sampras, who played four tiebreak sets in his classic quarterfinal victory over Andre Agassi two nights earlier.

22.   Krajicek said he has fluid and stiffness in the knee, but he moved well in a quarterfinal victory over Davide Sanguinetti.

23.   Krickstein knows he will have to serve better than he did in quarterfinal victory over another unseeded player -- Dutchman Jacco Eltnigh.

24.   Kournikova withdrew to rest a right thumb she injured in her quarterfinal victory over Steffi Graf on Thursday.

25.   Lori McNeil stayed on course for her third consecutive title with a straight sets quarterfinal victory at the DFS Classic tournament Friday.

26.   MELBOURNE, Australia -- Andre Agassi and Aaron Krickstein score a pair of quarterfinal victories Wednesday that ensures that an American will win the Australian Open title.

27.   McGrath needed an hour to stop shaking after her quarterfinal victory over Mary Joe Fernandez, the biggest victory of her career.

28.   Rios held that spot for a month earlier this year, and could have reclaimed it with a quarterfinal victory.

29.   Ronaldinho, the star of the quarterfinal victory over England, must sit out the semifinals because of a questionable red card he got for a tackle.

30.   She was to have played Kournikova, but the Russian teen-ager withdrew to rest a right thumb she injured in her quarterfinal victory over Steffi Graf on Thursday.