Wawrinka reaches French Open final as Djokovic's last four clash with Murray is suspended

Stanislas Wawrinka is in to his first French Open final after a four-set win over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ©Getty Images

Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka reached his first-ever French Open final with a battling four-set victory over home favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Roland Garros in Paris today.

The 2014 Australian Open champion got off to a blistering start before Tsonga, bidding to become the first French player to get to the final since Henri Leconte in 1988, managed to fight his way back into the match.

With the contest level at one set all, Wawrinka’s serve seemed to have completely deserted him but he was able to hang on and take the third on a tie-break, which proved to be the decisive moment.

The Swiss then went on to secure a 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 victory in sweltering conditions in the French capital.

“It was a big battle, it could have gone either way,” Wawrinka said.

“It went down to two or three points.

“He had opportunities to break me in the third set.

“As is usual against Jo, it's been a very tough match.

“It was tough but I'm happy I got through."

Tsonga was unable to send the partisan home crowd into raptures and he will perhaps rue a series of missed opportunities throughout the match.

He was only able to convert one of his 17 break points, which ended up costing him dearly as he failed to get over the line.

Novak Djokovic has a two sets to one lead over Andy Murray and the pair will resume their breathtaking semi-final tomorrow ©Getty Images

The other semi-final is tentatively poised with world number one Novak Djokovic currently leading Britain’s Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 3-3.

The tantalising contest swung this way and that as both players demonstrated their prowess from the back of the court, regularly trading blows in what was a fascinating match-up.

At one point it looked as though Djokovic, who has won 10 of his last 11 meetings with Murray on all surfaces, would cruise to yet another Grand Slam final but the Briton launched a spirited fightback before the players were taken off an impending storm looming.

The two rivals are due to continue tomorrow, with Djokovic just three games away from a third French Open crown, although Murray perhaps has the momentum following an excellent revival.

The winner will face Wawrinka in the final on Sunday (June 7).

As well as the resumption of the mouthwatering semi-final, Serena Williams will also be in action as she goes in search of a 20th Grand Slam title when she faces Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in the women’s final.