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Thomas Muster, the French Open champion, upset Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion Pete Sampras in the semifinals of the Eurocard Open Saturday, delaying the American’s climb back to the No. 1 ranking.
Muster rallied from a 4-1 deficit to beat Sampras 7-6 (8-6), 6-2. In Sunday’s final of the $2.1-million tournament, the third-seeded Muster will meet MaliVai Washington, who beat Arnaud Boetsch 7-5, 6-2.
Sampras, who lost the No. 1 spot to Andre Agassi in April, now will have to wait to climb back atop the rankings. Agassi, who strained a chest muscle during a loss to Washington, will miss the Paris Open and will relinquish the No. 1 spot to Sampras next week.
