FRENCH OPEN: AT A GLANCE

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WEDNESDAY: No. 1 Andy Murray beat No. 8 Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (0), 6-1; No. 6 Dominic Thiem beat No. 2 Novak Djokovic 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-0; No. 3 Stan Wawrinka beat No. 7 Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-3, 6-1; No. 4 Rafael Nadal beat No. 20 Pablo Carreno Busta, 6-2, 2-0, retired (injured abdominal muscle). WOMEN’S QUARTERS, WEDNESDAY: No. 2 Karolina Pliskova beat No. 28 Caroline Garcia 7-6 (3), 6-4; No. 3 Simona Halep beat No. 5 Elina Svitolina 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0.

STAT OF THE DAY: 22 — Total games dropped by Nadal through five matches, his fewest on the way to any Grand Slam semifinal. QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Now I’m just figuring it all out, and obviously there are things to think about and to work on, and we’ll see where it takes me.” — Djokovic, after failing to defend his title at any of the past four Grand Slam tournaments. QUOTE OF THE DAY II: “I came in playing garbage.” — Murray, on his form entering the French Open. TODAY: The women’s semifinals (11 a.m., NBC in Albuquerque) feature four players seeking a first Grand Slam title, and the No. 1 ranking is up for grabs, too. First at Court Philippe Chatrier is No. 30 Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland against unseeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia. They’re friends, played doubles together at a tournament last season, and both happen to be celebrating birthdays: Ostapenko’s 20th, Bacsinszky’s 28th. The matchup is a real contrast in styles, pitting Ostapenko’s big strokes against Bacsinszky’s changing speeds and drop shots. They have never played each other in singles. After that, No. 2 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic faces No. 3 Simona Halep of Romania. Pliskova would replace Angelique Kerber atop the rankings by making it to Saturday’s final in Paris. Halep would move to No. 1 by winning the championship. Halep has won four of her previous five matches against Pliskova, all on hard courts.

FRIDAY: The men’s semis will be Murray vs. Wawrinka and Nadal vs. Thiem.