Graf, Seles out

STANFORD US, Aug 2: Venus Williams slammed 12 aces, including one on the first point of the match and another on the final point, to beat Monica Seles 6-3, 6-4 last night in the Bank of the West semifinals.

Williams, seeded third, will face top-seeded Lindsay Davenport today in the final of the 450,000 tournament. Davenport beat Steffi Graf 6-4, 6-7 4-7, 6-3 in an afternoon match.

Agassi in final

LOS ANGELES: Andre Agassi cranked up his famed return of serve to beat Justin Gimelstob 6-0, 7-6 7-2 yesterday in the Mercedes Cup semifinals, his 10th consecutive victory without dropping a set. Agassi will face No. 2 seed Tim Henman of Britain, a 7-5, 6-3 winner over Frenchman Guillaume Raoux in the night semifinal.