MELBOURNE, Australia – A look at the ninth day of the Australian Open tennis championships Tuesday.
Weather: Mostly sunny, high of 23 degrees Celsius (73 Fahrenheit).
Attendance: Day session, 22,649; night, 16,236; total, 38,885.
Quarterfinal Winners: Men – No. 7 Tomas Berdych, No. 8 Stanislas Wawrinka; Women – No. 4 Li Na, No. 30 Eugenie Bouchard.
Quarterfinal Losers: Men – No. 2 Novak Djokovic, No. 3 David Ferrer; Women – No. 14 Ana Ivanovic, No. 28 Flavia Pennetta.,
Stat of the Day: 5 – finally, Wawrinka beats Djokovic in a five-set match.
Quote of the Day: “It wasn’t to be this time,” Djokovic said after his bid for a fourth consecutive title ended.
Playing on Wednesday: Remaining quarterfinals – No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 22 Grigor Dimitrov, No. 4 Andy Murray vs. No. 6 Roger Federer; No. 2 Victoria Azarenka vs. No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 11 Simona Halep vs. No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova.
Forecast on Wednesday: possible early showers, high of 25 degrees C (77 F).
Associated Press
