FRENCH OPEN


June 6, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

FRENCH OPEN

At a glance

Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 68 degrees.

Attendance: 16,890.

Men’s Semifinals: No. 2 Roger Federer def. No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4; No. 23 Robin Soderling def. No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4.

Stat of the Day: 19 — The number of Grand Slam finals Federer has reached, tying Ivan Lendl’s career record.

Quote of the Day: “I’ve played against him 20 times, so it’s always nice to play against somebody else.” — Federer, speaking about Rafael Nadal, who beat him in each of the past three French Open finals.

Women’s Final: No. 1 Dinara Safina vs. No. 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova. Safina is trying for her first Grand Slam title, Kuznetsova for her second.

Today’s forecast: Cloudy, with a chance of rain. High of 64 degrees.

TV: NBC, 9 a.m.-noon.

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