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 Thursday, September 9
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NEW YORK -- It was just about as close as it could get. But unfortunately for Richard Krajicek, somebody had to lose.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov pulled off a 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 1-6, 7-5 (7-5) quarterfinal victory in the U.S. Open on Wednesday, beating Krajicek, who set an Open era record with 48 aces.

 Richard Kreajicek
Richard Kreajicek couldn't serve past Kafelnikov in the quarterfinals.

Kafelnikov, seeded No. 3, will play in the semis against No. 2 Andre Agassi, who happily settled for a less thrilling 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-4 victory over French qualifier Nicolas Escude.

"Whoever wins has a pretty good chance of finishing the year as No. 1," Agassi said of the match against Kafelnikov. "He's had such a great summer since Wimbledon. He's a big guy, moves well, hits well, does everything well. It's good for it all to come down to this one match."

Agassi got off to a slow start against Escude but then picked up speed and never looked back.

Krajicek, seeded No. 12, broke Goran Ivanisevic's record of 46 aces, also set in a losing effort, against Magnus Norman at Wimbledon in 1997.		 


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