Bumping Agassi up to the sixth seeding avoided the possibility that he would run into Sampras as early as the quarter-finals , but they could lock horns in the semis .
<response> Bumping <person>Agassi</person> up to the sixth seeding avoided the possibility that he would run into <person>Sampras</person> as early as the quarter-finals , but they could lock horns in the semis . </response>