A quick look at the French Open:
MEN’S SEMIFINALS FRIDAY
No. 3 Stan Wawrinka beat No. 1 Andy Murray 6-7 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-1; and No. 4 Rafael Nadal beat No. 6 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4, 6-0. Nadal, a nine-time champion at Roland Garros, will face Wawrinka, the 2015 champ, in Sunday’s final.
STAT OF THE DAY
1973 – The last time a man older than the 32-year-old Wawrinka appeared in the men’s final at the French Open.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
”To play Rafa on clay in (the) French Open in a final is probably the biggest challenge you can have in tennis.