Despite being underdogs against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Edmonton Oilers in the Smythe Division semifinals, Gretzky led the Kings to a shocking upset of his old squad, spearheading the Kings ' return from a 3 – 1 series deficit to win the series 4 – 3.

Davenport then reached the semifinals, where her match against Amélie Mauresmo was interrupted by rain and was completed over the course of two days.

They made the playoffs but managed just one win against Milwaukee in the conference semifinals.

He also helped Austria reach the semifinals of Davis Cup, where they were eliminated 3 – 2 by the United States despite Muster winning both his singles rubbers against Andre Agassi and Michael Chang.

She reached the semifinals at the year-ending Sanex Championships after defeating Seles in the quarterfinals, but she then was forced to retire against Clijsters due to injury.

She then won three very close matches against Petra Mandula, Shikha Uberoi and Chanda Rubin to make the fourth round of the US Open where she lost to Davenport, the first time she had ever lost at the US Open prior to the semifinals.

In just the pair's first tournament since 2010 Wimbledon, the unseeded sisters advanced to the final with notable victories against fourth-seeded Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova in the second round and top-seeded Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond in the semifinals.

Within a few months Bayern achieved high-scoring victories against all local rivals and reached the semifinals of the 1900 – 01 South German championship.

In 1986, Palmeiras fielded a good team – routing Corinthians 5 – 1 and playing an historic game in the semifinals of the São Paulo State Championship against that same rival, prevailing 3 – 0.

In the semifinals stage, the Colorados were grouped with Argentine side Vélez Sarsfield and Colombian powerhouse América de Cali ; once again, Inter managed to top the group with two victories over Velez and two draws against America ( which was enough to see them reach the final ).

The quarterfinals saw the team face off against Brazilian champions Bahia in a rematch of the Brasileirao finals they disputed a few months earlier ; this time, Internacional beat Bahia 1-0 at home and ground out a 0-0 draw to progress to the semifinals and exact revenge on the tricolor de aço.

The semifinals had Internacional face off against a tough opponent: Olimpia, who were the reigning champions of Paraguay.

He would continue to compete against much younger players and had one of the most remarkable comebacks for any athlete when he reached the semifinals of the 1991 US Open at the age of 39.

In the semifinals against Venus Williams, Henin was up a break in the first set but could not hold it.

Going into the match against Bartoli, Henin had won 22 consecutive matches since Bartoli defeated her in the 2007 Wimbledon semifinals.

Iowa also has 22 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament appearances, including three Final Fours, reaching the semifinals in 1955 and 1980 and playing in the championship game against the University San Francisco in 1956.

The team lost in the semifinals, but Bradley scored a record 58 points in the consolation game to lead the team to victory against Wichita State and earn himself the Final Four MVP.

As usual, Năstase played well in the Masters, in particular against Newcombe in the semifinals.

Despite her success, Jana's toughest test by far would be against top seeded Steffi Graf of Germany in the semifinals.

She also reached the semifinals of Los Angeles, losing to Chanda Rubin, and Montreal, grasping a 6 – 4, 6 – 3 victory over Martina Hingis before retiring hurt against Capriati.

In the semifinals game 3 against Scavolini Pesaro, Carlton Myers ' buzzer beater clinched a 2-1 series victory for Pesaro.

In the semifinals at Austria, his dramatic comeback from two-sets down against Horst Skoff, 3 – 6, 6 – 7, 6 – 4, 6 – 4, 6 – 3, led the US into its first Davis Cup final since 1984.

In the 1992 US Open, Edberg did it in three consecutive matches, against Richard Krajicek in the fourth round, Ivan Lendl in the quarterfinals, and Chang in the semifinals.

Yuvraj also scored 70 runs off 30 balls and went on to claim the Man of the Match against Australia in the World Twenty20 semifinals at Durban.

He still stayed in the Top 10 ( ATP, Collins, Tommasi ) or the Top 15 in 1975 winning 5 tournaments ( Jackson, Houston-River Oaks, Louisville, Gstaad, Tokyo Gunze Open ) and his two singles in Davis Cup against New-Zealand ( this event has been finally open to contract pros in 1973: that year Rosewall was selected by Neale Fraser for the semifinals doubles ).

Instead, he became one of the youngest winners of an Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) tournament when, as an almost unknown youngster, he won the 1998 Next Generation Adelaide International, defeating Andre Agassi in the semifinals.

In March, he defeated Yannick Noah in the semifinals of the Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne, Florida ( now known as the Sony Ericsson Open ) to set up a final match with world no.

He won two hard-court titles, including the Lipton International Players Championships, the same tournament where his career had nearly ended just eight years earlier — by defeating Sergi Bruguera in the final, after Bruguera had defeated Pete Sampras in the semifinals.

The following week, Williams won the Tier I Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne, Florida, defeating World No. 1 Hingis in the semifinals.

In 2011, they won their quarterfinal of the International Collegiate Championship of A Cappella, advancing them to the semifinals, as the only all-male group.

Henin started the year as the fifth ranked player in the world but lost to Kim Clijsters in the semifinals of the Medibank International in Sydney.

At the Guangzhou International Women's Open, a Tier III event, she defeated Zheng Jie in straight sets in the semifinals, before beating Peng Shuai in the final.

The Hangovers competed in international competitions such as the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, advancing to the semifinals in 2001.

He made the semifinals at his next two tournaments ; 2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, losing to resurging, eventual champion Juan Martin del Potro, and at the 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships losing to fast-rising Canadian youngster Milos Raonic in three sets.

Competing at the AEGON International in Eastbourne, Hantuchová defeated second seed Li Na and Venus Williams, before retiring to fifth seed Petra Kvitová in the semifinals.

Pennetta then reached the semifinals of the Moorilla Hobart International, where she lost to eventual champion Eleni Danilidou 6 – 4, 6 – 3.

In 2006, Berdych started the year at the 2006 Next Generation Adelaide International, where he reached the semifinals, losing to Xavier Malisse 4 – 6, 0 – 6.

Berdych began the year at the 2010 Brisbane International, where he reached the semifinals, before losing to eventual champion Andy Roddick 6 – 1, 3 – 6, 4 – 6.

Between the French Open and Wimbledon, she reached the semifinals of another $ 50, 000 ITF and reached the second round of the International WTA tournament, the AEGON Classic.

Beginning 2007, Vaidišová reached the semifinals of the Medibank International, beating rival Ana Ivanovic for the first time, before falling to Jelena Janković.

She then reached the semifinals of the Medibank International, defeating Jelena Janković in the quarterfinals before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals.

Shabaz also reached the Easter Bowl semifinals, the USTA International Spring Championships quarterfinals, and the Australian Open round of 16 in 2005.

In 2009, they performed in Dayton, Ohio for Winter Guard International and received 4th place in their preliminary group and 18th in semifinals.

In 1927 at the Western Championships, he reached the finals in singles ( defeating future International Tennis Hall of Fame enshrinee Wilmer Allison in the semifinals ) and in doubles ( with partner Emmett Pare ).

With her semifinals appearance in the AEGON International in Eastbourne, she attained a new career high of world no.

he reached the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International and the semifinals of the Medibank International in Sydney.