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Published: July 05, 2008 12:04 am    PrintThis  

Wimbledon at a glance

Associated Press

WIMBLEDON, England — A look at Wimbledon on Friday:

Attendance: 31,270. Last year: 31,773

Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 72 degrees (22 C).

Men's Semifinals: No. 1 Roger Federer beat Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4; No. 2 Rafael Nadal beat Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Saturday's Forecast: Scattered showers. High of 70 degrees (21 C).

Women's Final Saturday: No. 6 Serena Williams vs. No. 7 Venus Williams.

Men's Doubles Final Saturday: No. 2 Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic vs. No. 8 Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyett.

Women's Doubles Final Saturday: No. 11 Serena and Venus Williams vs. No. 16 Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur.

Stat of the Day: 122 — Number of years it's been since a man won six consecutive Wimbledon championships; Federer will try to win his sixth in a row Sunday.

Quote of the Day: "It's totally different court, different surface. Everything is different, no?" — Nadal, when asked whether his lopsided victory over Federer in last month's French Open final gives him extra confidence heading into their rematch at Wimbledon.

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