Historic semifinals

For only the 12th time in the Open era, which dates to 1968, the top four seeds have reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.

June 3, 2011 at 2:31AM

RAFAEL NADAL (1) VS. ANDY MURRAY (4)

When: 7 a.m., Tennis Channel Head-to-head: Nadal leads 10-4 Preview: Nadal is bidding to tie Bjorn Borg's record of six French Open championships. Murray is dealing with an injured right ankle as he hopes to win his first Grand Slam title -- and give Britain its first male champion at a major tennis tournament since 1936. But even Nadal is intrigued by the other semifinal. "It's the best player of today against the best player in history. ... It's going to be a beautiful match," he said.NOVAK DJOKOVIC (2) VS. ROGER FEDERER (3)

When: 10 a.m., Ch. 11 Head-to-head: Federer leads 13-9 Preview: Federer has gone more than 16 months without reaching a Grand Slam final, his longest gap since winning Wimbledon in 2003. Djokovic is 41-0 in a remarkable 2011 thus far, and a victory over Federer would allow him to tie John McEnroe's record for best start to a season in the Open era, 42-0 in 1984. Djokovic's winning streak stands at 43 overall, three shy of Guillermo Vilas' mark of 46 in a row in 1977. Real-time scoring at startribune.com/sports Championship match: 8 a.m. Sunday on Ch. 11

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