MELBOURNE, Australia ( AP) — A look at Thursday’s 11th day of the Australian Open tennis championships: WEATHER: Sunny, high of 77. ATTENDANCE: Day session: 21,126. WINNERS: Women: No. 3 Victoria Azarenka, No. 4 Maria Sharapova. LOSERS: Women: No. 2 Petra Kvitova, No. 11 Kim Clijsters. STAT OF THE DAY: 1 — the top women’s ranking will go to the winner of Saturday’s final between Azarenka and Sharapova. QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I guess before you all thought I was a mental case. I was just young and emotional.” — Azarenka to the Rod Laver Arena crowd after her semifinal win. ON COURT FRIDAY: Men’s semifinal: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray; Women’s doubles final: Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva vs. Italy’s Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. FRIDAY FORECAST: Sunny, high of 84.
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