Russia's Yevgeny Kafelnikov advanced to the US Open semi-finals today with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-3 victory over injured World No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil.
The seventh seed will play Saturday for a berth in Sunday's final against the winner of a later quarter-final match between fourth-seeded Australian Lleyton Hewitt and 19-year-old American 18th seed Andy Roddick.
Kuerten, who never broke the Russian's serve, struggled with a groin injury, losing 12 games in a row in one stretch.
Kafelnikov held and broke for a 5-4 lead in the first set to start the 12-game win streak, which did not end until "Guga" held to trail only 3-1. But Kafelnikov stayed on serve the rest of the way to win in just 92 minutes, by far his quickest match of the fortnight.
The US Open men's final could be an all-Russian affair. Third seed Marat Safin of Russia, the defending champion, plays American 10th seed Pete Sampras in the other semi-final.