Jul 2, 2009 - 5:56 PM
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Weather: Mostly sunny, high of 90 degrees.
Attendance: 30,842, an increase of 1,227 from the second Thursday in 2008.
Women's Semifinals: No. 2 Serena Williams beat No. 4 Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6, No. 3 Venus Williams beat No. 1 Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0.
Women's Final Saturday: Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams.
Stat of the Day: 20 - Number of points won by Safina; Venus Williams won 54.
Quote of the Day: "I don't necessarily want her to lose, but for sure I want me to win." - Venus Williams on facing younger sister Serena in a Wimbledon final for the fourth time.
On Court Friday: No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 24 Tommy Haas, No. 3 Andy Murray vs. No. 6 Andy Roddick in the men's semifinals.
Friday's Forecast: Partly cloudy, high of 79 degrees.
Friday's TV: ESPN2, 7 a.m. to noon EDT; NBC, noon to 5 p.m., all time zones.
On the Web: http://www.wimbledon.org
