French Open at a glance

French Open at a glance

A look at the French Open on Thursday:

Weather: Sunny. High of 68 degrees.

Attendance: 16,622.

Women’s Semifinals: No. 1 Dinara Safina def. No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 6-3, No. 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova def. No. 30 Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Stat of the Day: 0-2 — Safina’s record in Grand Slam finals heading into Saturday’s championship match against Kuznetsova.

Quote of the Day: “Doesn’t matter if I won 15 times before or she won 15 times before. It’s a completely new day. Everything could be different.” — Kuznetsova, who is 4-7 against Safina in tour-level main-draw matches.

Men’s Semifinals Friday: No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro, No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez vs. No. 23 Robin Soderling.

Friday’s Forecast: Sunny. High of 70 degrees F.

Friday’s TV: NBC, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. all time zones; Tennis Channel, 4-11 p.m. EDT