Australian Open ちらりと見ること: 20-somethings Thiem, Zverev in SF
MELBOURNE, Australa (AP) - A quick look at the Australian Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO FRIDAY
Alexander Zverev is 22, Dominic Thiem is 26, and one of them will get the chance to appear in the Australian Open final for the first time. Their semifinal is under the lights at night in the only （テニスなどの）シングルス match of Day 12 at Melbourne Park. It's a matchup between two of the 20-somethings that folks have been 推定する／予想するing to break through the Grand 激突する dominance of the Big Three: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer 連合させるd to 勝利，勝つ the past 12 major 選手権s in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動. While this is the first time in a major semifinal for the No. 7-seeded Zverev, it is the fifth for No. 5 Thiem, whose previous four all （機の）カム at the French Open, where he lost in the past two 決勝戦 to Nadal. Thiem 除去するd 19-time major 支持する／優勝者 Nadal in a thriller in the 準々決勝 Wednesday; Zverev got past three-time major 支持する／優勝者 Stan Wawrinka.
FRIDAY'S FORECAST
Very hot. Chance of a late 嵐／襲撃する. High of 109 degrees (43 Celsius).
THURSDAY'S WEATHER
Austria's Dominic Thiem serves to Spain's Rafael Nadal during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis 選手権 in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hot. High of 102 degrees (39 Celsius).
THURSDAY'S SINGLES SEMIFINALS
Men: No. 2 Novak Djokovic （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 No. 3 Roger Federer 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-3.
Women: No. 14 Sofia Kenin （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 No. 1 Ash Barty 7-6 (6), 7-5; Garbi?e Muguruza （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 No. 4 Simona Halep 7-6 (8), 7-5.
Men: No. 2 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 3 Roger Federer at night
STAT OF THE DAY
18 - Number of years since an American woman （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the No. 1 player at a Grand 激突する tournament -- Serena Williams （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 her sister Venus at Wimbledon in 2002 -- until Kenin's victory over Barty.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I know people 港／避難所't really paid attention much to me in the past. I had to 設立する myself, and I have." - Kenin.
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Germany's Alexander Zverev makes a backhand return to Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis 選手権 in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
