WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – A brief look at Wimbledon on Tuesday:
Weather: Sunny early, with increasing clouds and then rain. High temperature of 75.
Attendance: 35,030. Last year’s Day 8: 34,041.
Women’s Quarterfinals: No. 1 Lindsay Davenport beat No. 5 Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (1), 6-3, No. 2 Maria Sharapova beat No. 8 Nadia Petrova 7-6 (6), 6-3, No. 3 Amelie Mauresmo beat No. 9 Anastasia Myskina 6-3, 6-4, and No. 14 Venus Williams beat No. 12 Mary Pierce 6-0, 7-6 (10).
Thursday’s Women’s Semifinals: Davenport vs. Mauresmo, Williams vs. Sharapova.
Wednesday’s Men’s Quarterfinals: No. 1 Roger Federer vs. No. 21 Fernando Gonzalez, No. 2 Andy Roddick vs. No. 9 Sebastien Grosjean, No. 3 Lleyton Hewitt vs. No. 26 Feliciano Lopez, No. 12 Thomas Johansson vs. No. 18 David Nalbandian.
Stat of the Day: 5. Set points saved by Venus Williams in her 12-10 tiebreaker against Mary Pierce.
Quote of the Day: “I can’t even think really right now of stopping. I feel really excited to still be where I’m at. I have a lot of opportunities ahead of me.” – Lindsay Davenport, who is in the semifinals a year after saying 2004 probably would be her last appearance at Wimbledon.
Wednesday’s TV: NBC, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. all time zones; ESPN2, 8-10 a.m., 1-5 p.m. EDT
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