June 9 (Reuters) - Here is a roundup of Day
13 at the French Open on Friday:
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "When you're 5-0 down and three breaks
behind in the fifth set you're not that optimistic. But I tried to keep
fighting. The 3-0 game, we were at love-30 in that game. Had I managed to get a
break there, it might have been a little bit different. I didn't." - World
number one Andy Murray after
his 6-7(6) 6-3 5-7 7-6(3) 6-1 semi-final loss to Stan Wawrinka.
FACT OF THE DAY: At 32 years and 75 days, Wawrinka became the
oldest finalist at Roland Garros since Niki Pilic in 1973.
STAT OF THE DAY: Rafael Nadal became
the third man in history to reach 10 finals at one grand slam event, after Bill
Tilden (U.S. Open) and Roger Federer (Wimbledon).
PERFORMANCE OF THE
DAY: Wawrinka opted for a fearless approach, hitting 87 winners and committing
77 unforced errors, during his win over Murray. The third seed is chasing his
second French Open title in three years. (Compiled by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru;
Editing by Ken Ferris)
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