Unseeded Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov produced one of the biggest shocks of the clay court season by knocking out third seed Carlos Moya 6-4 7-6 (7/4) to advance to the quarter-finals of the Telecom Italia Masters in Rome.
The other top-half seeds to fall were Roland Garros champion Albert Costa (seventh) and Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo finalist Guillermo Coria (15th).
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