Summary

  • World number one Novak Djokovic loses first set 6-2 to fourth seed Dominic Thiem in French Open semi-final but takes second 6-3

  • Thiem leads 3-1 in third set when play is suspended because of rain

  • Winner will face defending champion Rafael Nadal, who beat Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 6-2

  • Britain's Johanna Konta loses 7-5 7-6 (7-2) to Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in women's semi-final

  • Vondrousova will face Ashleigh Barty in Saturday's final after the Australian eighth seed beat Amanda Anisimova in three sets

  1. Postpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Konta 5-7 1-1 Vondrousova*

    Daniela Hantuchova
    Former world number five at Roland Garros

    That was an important hold for Johanna because she can calm down now and try to work out how to break Vondrousova's serve.

  2. Postpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Konta 5-7 1-1 Vondrousova*

    Konta holds - that should help her confidence.

    Now can she break?

    Jo KontaImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    *Konta 5-7 0-1 Vondrousova

    Konta could probably do with a rain break - we have seen umpteen times in this past the difference it can make.

  4. Postpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    Brollies are started to mushroom, hoods are being pulled up, keyboards are getting damp.

    Looks like the first serious bit of rain is about to arrive...

    Jo KontaImage source, Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    *Konta 5-7 0-1 Vondrousova

    The 19-year-old holds her first game of the second set - this is going perfectly for the Czech teen so far.

  6. 'Konta's mind is scrambled'published at 11:04 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Konta 5-7 Vondrousova

    Russell Fuller
    BBC tennis correspondent at Roland Garros

    Johanna Konta's mind is scrambled. She had three set points, but the 19-year-old, who lost the first 10 points of the match, has come storming back.

    Jo KontaImage source, EPA
  7. game, set and match

    Game and first set Vondrousovapublished at 11:02 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Konta 5-7 Vondrousova*

    Taken.

    Full credit to the 19-year-old Czech who hung on in there when she looked set to lose the first set at 5-3 down.

    This is now a huge test for Konta - though she doesn't need me or anyone else telling her that.

  8. Postpublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    *Konta 5-6 Vondrousova

    30-30.

    30-40 as Konta puts to much on an angles backhand from the back.

    What's happening Jo?!

    Set point for Vondrousova.

  9. Postpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    *Konta 5-6 Vondrousova

    Konta goes for broke down the line again, but this time the ball rebounds off the post.

    0-15.

    The gusts inside Court Simonne-Mathieu continue to be gusty.

  10. Anisimova wins the first setpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Barty 6-7 (4-7) Anisimova

    It's been a bizarre semi-final over on Suzanne-Lenglen so far.

    Australian eighth seed Ashleigh Barty raced to a 5-0 lead in 13 minutes, but then American teenager Amanda Anisimova won the next six games in a row.

    Barty stemmed the flow as she broke back at 6-5 down to take it to a tie-break, but Anisimova won that 7-4 to get a step closer to her first Grand Slam final.

    She is just 17 years old!

    Anisimova hits a backhandImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    *Konta 5-6 Vondrousova

    Konta! Your powers are fading.

    She brings up her 13th unforced error.

    Vondrousova holds and takes the lead for the first time in the match.

    Who's your money on now?

    *denotes next server

  12. The other Slamspublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Konta, of course, has already proved she has the ability to mix it with the world's best players.

    Her breakthrough run came at the 2016 Australian Open where she lost to Germany's Angelique Kerber in the semi-finals, before she became the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon last four since 1978 the following year.

    That run at SW19 propelled her to fourth in the world rankings, yet the effects of increased scrutiny on a home player succeeding at Wimbledon appeared to hamper her as she won just two more matches in 2017.

    A graphic showing Konta's Grand Slam Bests. Australian: SF (2016). French: SF (2019). Wimbledon: SF (2017). US: 4R (2015&2016)Image source, BBC Sport
  13. Postpublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Konta 5-5 Vondrousova*

    Daniela Hantuchova
    Former world number five at Roland Garros

    This is where Konta has somehow got to try and stay positive and just move on because the last two games were not good - especially with the shot selection.

  14. Postpublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Konta 5-5 Vondrousova*

    The 19-year-old takes her chance at the first time of asking.

    We are back levels just a few minutes after Konta really should have wrapped up the set.

    Tennis eh?

    Marketa VondrousovaImage source, EPA
  15. Postpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    *Konta 5-4 Vondrousova

    Konta gets it right this time - sending her opponent wide before delivering a double-handed backhand - first class - down the line.

    However, the Czech bites back.

    Break point!

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    #bbctennis

    Richard Livings: Currently listening to the @bbctennis, external coverage of the Konta match whilst I make a platelets donation at a hospital in Manchester. Stop making my blood pressure rise.

    A tweet showing a cat watching KontaImage source, Twitter
  17. Postpublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    *Konta 5-4 Vondrousova

    Once again the wind is playing havoc. Konta, with the serve clock counting down, delivers a weak serve which Vondrousova picks off.

    15-30.

  18. Postpublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    BREAKING! A rain drop has landed on my laptop screen...

  19. Coming into the match...published at 10:50 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    *Konta 5-4 Vondrousova

    Konta has been using her firepower to devastating effect:

    • Konta had won 75.8% of her service games in 2019, nobody outside the world's top 10 - having played more than 11 matches - has won more
    • She had won 82% of her service games (40 from 49) at Roland Garros, with only two players having a higher percentage
    • The Briton had won 70% of her first serve points at Roland Garros (150 from 213), a tally only bettered by Ekaterina Alexandrova (74%), Serena Williams (74%), Ashleigh Barty (72%) and Madison Keys (71%) from those who have played more than two matches.
    Konta servesImage source, Reuters
  20. Postpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 7 June 2019

    *Konta 5-4 Vondrousova

    Greg Rusedski
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

    At 5-4 all of a sudden, the nerves are going to start because you should have closed out that set.

    She has to stay in the present. The first few points of this next game are going to be crucial.