NEW YORK — A look at Thursday's play at the $22.7 million U.S. Open tennis championships:

WEATHER: Mostly overcast and breezy with occasional peeks of sun. High of 71.

ATTENDANCE: Day: 22,297. Night: 23,823. Total: 46,120.

MEN'S RESULTS: Quarterfinals: No. 12 Mikhail Youzhny beat No. 25 Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the afternoon. In the evening session, No. 1 Rafael Nadal beat No. 8 Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

WOMEN'S RESULTS: No matches.

MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP: No. 1 Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan beat Kveta Peschke and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, 6-4, 6-4.

ON COURT TODAY: Women, Semifinals: No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki vs. No. 7 Vera Zvonareva, followed by No. 2 Kim Clijsters vs. No. 3 Venus Williams.

STAT OF THE DAY: 18-7. Mikhail Youzhny's record at the U.S. Open. Youzhny, who has never advanced past the quartefinals at any of the other Grand Slams, advanced to his second Open semifinal. The other came in 2006.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I've spent the last 14 years trying to put tennis in the spotlight in my country. Cricket's like a religion there. This moment is like a highlight in my career. When I was growing up, I thought maybe someday I could win a Grand Slam or make it to one Grand Slam final. But two Grand Slam finals in a week? It's unbelievable." — Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi after he and Czech Republic teammate Kveta Peschke lost to top-seeded Americans Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan in the mixed doubles title match. Qureshi and teammate Rohan Bopanna of India will face Bob and Mike Bryan in the men's doubles final Friday.

TODAY ON TV: Tennis Channel, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (live), 11 p.m.-Mid (highlights); ESPN2, 1-7 p.m. (live), 7-11 p.m. (live)

ON THIS DATE: Sept. 10, 1962: Rod Laver beat Roy Emerson for the men's single title to become the first man since Don Budge in 1938 to win the Grand Slam.