Australian Open glance

By Banzay on 06:21

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A look at Sunday's seventh day of the Australian Open tennis championships:

WEATHER: Mostly sunny and high of 29 Celsius (84 Fahrenheit).

ATTENDANCE: Day: 43,173.

WINNERS: Men: No. 2 Roger Federer, No. 3 Novak Djokovic, No. 6 Tomas Berdych.

Women: No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 6 Francesca Schiavone, No. 9 Li Na, No. 30 Andrea Petkovic.

LOSERS: Men: No. 9 Fernando Verdasco, No. 14 Nicolas Almagro; Women: No. 8 Victoria Azarenka, No. 14 Maria Sharapova, No. 23 Svetlana Kuznetsova.

STAT OF THE DAY: 27 _ number of consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances by Federer, tying Jimmy Connors' Open Era record.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "That's my husband's job, I will just lie down on the bed ... watch TV:" China's Li Na, asked whether she will scout her quarterfinal opponent's match on TV, preferring to leave that job to her husband/coach, Jiang Shan.

On Court Monday: No. 1 Rafael Nadal, No. 4 Robin Soderling, No. 5 Andy Murray; Women: No. 2 Vera Zvonareva, No. 3 Kim Clijsters.

Monday's Forecast: Chance of showers, high of 23 Celsius (73 Fahrenheit).

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