Melbourne, Australia: A look at the 11th day of the Australian Open tennis championships on Thursday:
WEATHER: Sunny, high of 31 Celsius (88 Fahrenheit).
ATTENDANCE: Day session: 17,109; Night: 33,942 TOTAL: 51,051.
SEMIFINAL WINNERS: Men: No. 8 Stanislas Wawrinka. Women: No. 4 Li Na, No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova.
SEMIFINAL LOSERS: Men: No. 7 Tomas Berdych. Women: No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 30 Eugenie Bouchard.
STAT OF THE DAY: 8: The number of Australian Open appearances Wawrinka took to reach his first final.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I think maybe she will be best player in the world. But today (I'm) so lucky" -- Li on 19-year-old Bouchard after their semifinal.
PLAYING FRIDAY: Semifinals: No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 6 Roger Federer. Women's doubles final: Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy vs. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (3), Russia.
FORECAST FRIDAY: A chance of showers, high of 23 C (73 F).
