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

Live Reporting

Becky Grey and Saj Chowdhury

  1. Making history

    Konta v Vondrousova

    Johanna Konta has cut a more content figure at the French Open this year, looking so relaxed you wouldn't know she's been making British history.

    She is the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1983 to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros.

    If Konta goes a step further today, she will be the first of her compatriots to achieve the feat since Sue Barker won the French Open in 1976.

    Sue Barker raises the trophy in 1976Getty Images

  2. BBC Radio 5 commentary

    Konta v Vondrousova

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Let me point you towards Radio 5 live and the commentary they will provide on what could be a historic match for Jo Konta and British tennis.

    They start talking at just after 10:00 BST.

  3. What's the weather like, JJ?

    Konta v Vondrousova

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    This was the scene a short time ago on my electric-scooter commute to Roland Garros.

    (Electric scooters are all the rage here...)

    Anyway, more importantly... the weather. My trusty BBC Weather app says there is a high percentage of light to heavy rain all day, with some gutsy winds scheduled later.

    Expect disruption.

    Roland GarrosBBC Sport

  4. Konta to complete remarkable turnaround?

    Konta v Vondrousova

    I've always said that whenever I step out on to the court, I'm always going to have a chance

    Jo Konta

    Jo KontaRex Features

    That was Jo Konta after she thrashed Sloane Stephens in the quarters.

    It certainly wasn't an emphatic declaration of how well she has been playing over the past few weeks, but perhaps that's because she knows what could be around the corner.

    After all this is a Konta who was at a low after Wimbledon 2018 having been on negative gradient since reaching the last four at SW19 the previous year.

    This current impressive run has somewhat gone under the radar - and maybe that's how she likes it - but victory over Marketa Vondrousova would see her take another step to becoming the first British woman to win a Grand Slam since 1977.

    And that would garner a lot of attention.