Third seed Halep beats second seed Pliskova 6-4 3-6 6-3
Ostapenko beat Bacsinszky 7-6 (7-4) 3-6 6-3 in first semi-final
Ostapenko becomes first unseeded player to reach French Open final since 1983
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Image source, Getty ImagesFour women are imagining exactly that. Two of them have experienced it before. The other two, rather like me and thee, have no idea.
But there is one thing that all of us have in common... none of us know what it is like to lift a Grand Slam winners' trophy...
(Unless you are a former Grand Slam champion and happen to be reading this. Unlikely...)
Imagine what it is like waking up on the morning of your first Grand Slam final. Imagine waking up with your heart beating that little bit faster. Imagine waking up with your mind racing with thoughts about the day ahead.
Imagine you get up, imagine you stick to the same routines. Imagine you gulp down your usual breakfast, imagine you make your usual journey to the practice courts.
Imagine there are more cameras in your face then usual when you arrive. Imagine there are more fans wanting selfies.
Imagine you are stood in what has been a busy locker room for the past fortnight with just one other person in there...