Summary

  • Play suspended for day because of storm

  • Play to resume at 1200 BST on Saturday

  • Djokovic takes first two sets, 6-3 6-3

  • Murray hits back to take third set 7-5

  • Wawrinka beats Tsonga 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4

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Live Reporting

Jonathan Jurejko and Mike Henson

  1. Another chance for Tsonga, who is plugging away on the Wawrinka serve. The Frenchman races into a 30-0 lead, only to be pegged back to 30-30 by a magical backhand from Wawrinka. Even Stretch Armstrong wouldn't have reached that one. Power and precision.

    Wawrinka goes from the ridiculous to the sublime, double faulting to gift another break point to Tsonga, then smashing down an ace which the Frenchman barely has time to fix his stare on. Deuce....

  2. Piers Newbery
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    "Parasol! Parasol!!" demands Wawrinka, not unreasonably as the ball kids momentarily forget to provide the shade of an umbrella. Three hours and counting..."

    A warning for the crowd at the French OpenAP

  3. Tsonga will not want to look at the break-point percentage column after this match. He has converted one of 13 chances - that's just EIGHT per cent. Luckily he doesn't have to dwell on that too much as he serves, wrapping up an easy(ish) hold after a flurry of backhand mistakes by Wawrinka.

  4. Chance of an instant reply? Very much so. A deft dropshot from Tsonga spins away from Wawrinka like one of Shane Warne's finest deliveries, the Swiss unable to stop his return from flying out wide. But Tsonga loses the first chance and then is forced yards behind his baseline as he struggles to convert the second. Ball meeting net means deuce and Wawrinka turns on the style with an ace and a service winner to hold.

    Wawrinka servesEPA

  5. Wawrinka breaks

    Uh oh. Big trouble for the Frenchman. Stan Wawrinka glides into a 40-0 advantage in the first game of the fourth set, setting up three break points. And the eighth seed needs only one as Tsonga - inexplicably - double faults to cough up the early break. You could hear a pin drop inside Court Philippe Chatrier....

  6. No show from Serena

    Piers Newbery
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    Serena WilliamsGetty Images

    "For anyone left wondering whatever became of Serena Williams last night after her semi-final win, she cancelled her scheduled news conference and released a statement confirming she has been 'unwell for a few days'.

    "Her sister, Venus, was fined US$3,000 for skipping her media duties earlier in the fortnight but Serena had a note from the tournament doctor and escaped sanction, understandably. The American was due to address the media today ahead of Saturday's final against Lucie Safarova but has cancelled that, along with her practice session."

  7. Williams v Safarova

    Today we will discover who will contest the men's singles final - but we already know who is in the women's showpiece.

    Top seed Serena Williams fought back to beat Timea Bacsinszky yesterday and reach the French Open final despite struggling with illness.

    That came after 13th seed Lucie Safarova fought back to beat Serbia's Ana Ivanovic and become the first Czech woman to reach a Roland Garros final in 34 years.

  8. Stan Wawrinka

  9. Game and third set - Wawrinka

    Set point for Wawrinka, Tsonga to serve. The Frenchman brings a drop shot to the party as he tries to gatecrash this tie-break, but Wawrinka is a step ahead. The Swiss second guesses that cheeky effort, returning before Tsonga hands over the tie-break - and the set - with an errant backhand.

    Wawrinka wins the setGetty Images

  10. Wawrinka sniffing the stable. Into the net he comes, trying to press the issue. And Tsonga takes up the challenge down the line. No. It's wide.

    Three set points for Wawrinka...

  11. Tsonga tries again to overturn a mini-break. The Frenchman smashes back a wonderful backhand - but then is completely trumped by the Swiss, whose own backhand is bigger and better.

    Tsonga returns with a backhandGetty Images

  12. Tie-break

    Tsonga sips his isotonic, steps up and wallops down a first serve. But Wawrinka is equal to it and finds some jagging angles to beat Tsonga and take the mini-break for a second time in the tie-break.

  13. Simple stuff. Big Tsonga serve, Wawrinka can't control the backhand return. The ball goes long and the Frenchman holds. Job done.

    Wawrinka attempts the back handGetty Images

  14. Wawrinka lands with a second serve. He is getting the upper hand whenever there is a baseline exchange.

    Tsonga onto the defensive and he eventually slices a backhand into the net. Still on serve.

  15. Oh no! Stan is not the man as he slams a net volley into the tape. He had done all the hard work as well, working Tsonga all over the court in a long rally. How costly could that be?

  16. Tie-break

    Oh Jo!

    A hanging ball, an easy overhead, but the Frenchman cuffs the smash between the tramlines.

    Wawrinka is a mini-break to the good. Two Swiss serves to come.

  17. Tie-break

    Tsonga's turn to toss up the ball. A brief rally comes to an abrupt end when Wawrinka goes long past the baseline.

    Tsonga servesGetty Images

  18. Tie-break

    Here we go. This is a knee-kicker of a shoot out. Massive for the match.

    Wawrinka to tee off. A rally breaks out. Back and forth, back and forth. Tsonga gradually getting ragged and he punts long.

  19. No problemo. Tsonga targets the Wawrinka backhand with a trio of thumping serves that his opponent sticks his racquet on but cannot generate enough power to return over the net. Wawrinka finally susses out this tactic, but then makes another mistake as Tsonga holds. Tie-break time...

  20. And it seems both Wawrinka and Tsonga are trying their best to avoid a rain-induced break. The Swiss eighth seed, like Tsonga moments ago, blasts through his service game, spanking down his 12th ace of the afternoon to nudge ahead. Tsonga serving to stay in the third set....