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Rafter races into semis
MUNICH. Sept 26: US Open champion Patrick Rafter made sure of 675.000 dollars in prize money with an impressive straight sets Grand Slam Cup win over Chilean Marcelo Rios to set up a semifinal with Czech Petr Korda. reports Reuter.
Australian Rafter, who reused on his trademark serve-and volley game to tame Rios 6-1. 7-6 on Thursday, earned 425.000 dollars for advancing to the last four, plus a 250.000 dollars bonus for having won a Grand Slam.
Korda, who won the richest tournament in the game In 1993. will have to be content with 425.000 dollars for his 7-5. 6-3 win over Wimbledon finalist. Cedric Pioline of France.
World number one Pete Sampras plays Swede Jonas Bjorkman while Briton Greg Rusedski, who fell to Rafter in the US Open final, faces Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the remaining quarterfinals today.
Rafter got off to a flying start by breaking Rios in the second Eame and again in the fourth efore wrapping up the set with a winning volley.
Rios raised his game in the second set. both players holding serve and playing some great
tennis along the way until the tie-break.
"Last time I played him 1 won the first set 6-0, he won the second 7-6 and then he killed me (6 1| in the third." said Rafter.
referring to their quarterfinal encounter at the 1996 Canadian Open. "1 thought that was going to happen again.'
The Australian made sure it would not by using tils boornine
serve to win the tie 'tweak without conceding a jx»ii 11.
"I served really well and I think that was the key." he said. "On such a fast surface, it helps.”
The day's other match was much tighter with Korda and Pioline losing their serve in a tense first set until the Frenchman hit a forehand volley into the net to go one set behind.
Korda, slowly recapturing his best form after two years marked by a string of injuries, broke Pioline with (>erfect timing in the second sei . opening a 5-3 lead and givln g him the chance to serve for tf le match.
A winning serve on his first match point allowed him to stay in line for the 1.5-million dollar cheque awarded to the winner of Sunday's I Inal.
Korda, who knocked out Sampras In the four! h round of the US Open, said tie was still suffering from the head cold which forced him to retire from his quarterfinal agai nst Bjork-man two days later.
My nose keeps ru lining and I still can't breathe properly but it's not too bad," ne said. "1 played better when it mattered most and that s why I won.”
Asked If he thought he stood a chance against Rafter, he said: If I serve well, yes.