Fifteenth seeded Frenchman Arnaud Clement
upset former champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia 6-4 5-7 7-6 7-6 to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open today.
Clement, who will now meet compatriot and doubles partner Sebastien Grosjean, secured a place in his first grand slam semi-final with a courageous display to win in three hours and eleven minutes.
The Frenchman sealed the match when Kafelnikov put an overhead smash into the net, one of a flood of errors from the racket of the 1999 Australian Open champion and last year's runner-up.
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The all-French semi-final guarantees France their first finalist in Australia since Jean Borotra won in 1928 REUTERS