Summary

  • Novak Djokovic stuns Rafael Nadal to reach Sunday's final in Paris

  • Top seed Djokovic wins 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 after more than four hours

  • Only Nadal's third defeat in 108 matches at Roland Garros

  • Nadal has won last four titles and was bidding for record 21st Grand Slam

  • Authorities allowed fans to stay past France's curfew of 11pm local time

  • Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Alexander Zverev to reach first Grand Slam final

Live Reporting

Alex Bysouth and Harry Poole

  1. Break points Djokovic

    *Nadal 5-1 Djokovic

    This time the drop shot works!

    Novak Djokovic comes striding towards a backhand but disguises it beautifully, slicing a perfect winner. Two break points.

  2. *Nadal 5-1 Djokovic

    Little bit of a fight back from Novak Djokovic here, conjuring his way to 0-30, before looping a forehand into the tape and shaking his head in frustration.

  3. On the board!

    Naomi Cavaday
    BBC Sport tennis commentator

    It feels quite extraordinary to put 'Djokovic' and 'underdog' in the same sentence.

    Djokovic does win the game but there's no reaction. We've seen no reaction at all from him.

  4. *Nadal 5-1 Djokovic

    So after a momentous opening game that lasted nine minutes and saw Rafael Nadal twice save break point, the Spaniard will serve for the first set after 37 minutes.

  5. Djokovic holds

    *Nadal 5-1 Djokovic

    That's better from the world number one. He almost seemed to slow the point down there, picking his spot with a backhand winner. He backs it up with a punchy serve.

    Nadal's response is to whip a forehand like a boomerang, if the stand wasn't there that would've eventually come back to him. It's not enough to stop Djokovic holding out.

    The top seed gets on the board.

  6. Nadal 5-0 Djokovic*

    Rafael Nadal is once again equal to the Novak Djokovic slice, scuttling forward and sliding into a cute backhand of his own, anchoring it almost dead on the clay as Djokovic thrashes in vain to reach it. 15-15.

  7. Difficult.

    Russell Fuller
    BBC tennis correspondent at Roland Garros

    It must be so difficult for Djokovic but given the recent history here and the final last year, it must be so hard for him, knowing Nadal has never lost a semi-final here.

  8. Disaster!

    Naomi Cavaday
    BBC Sport tennis commentator

    This has been a disastrous start for the world number one.

    Nadal is just ruthless from point one.

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  9. Nadal 5-0 Djokovic*

    Rafael Nadal edges to the hold and he is one game away from taking the opening set.

    Novak Djokovic is yet to get on the board.

  10. *Nadal 4-0 Djokovic

    Djokovic stares at a backhand as it drifts into the tramlines. A Nadal effort off the next flirts with the chalk and will be checked by the umpire, but it's good. 30-15.

    The defending champion proceeds to double fault.

  11. Never too soon for 'Plan B'?

    Annabel Croft
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It's not going to plan at the moment for Djokovic. It is probably going on in his head, what's his Plan B.

    It's very early days yet and there's a while to go in this match but it's not a good start for him emotionally.

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  12. Nadal breaks

    *Nadal 4-0 Djokovic

    Novak Djokovic cups a backhand into the guts of the net and Rafael Nadal takes a double break in this opening set without really having to get out of second gear.

  13. Break points Nadal

    Nadal 3-0 Djokovic*

    Rafael Nadal pulls a forehand just wide of the chalk but Novak Djokovic then leaks a backhand of his own long. Two break points for the Spaniard.

  14. Nadal 3-0 Djokovic*

    After missing a chance to break in the opening game, Novak Djokovic hasn't quite found his rhythm in this semi-final yet. He miscues with two baselines strokes. 0-30.

  15. Nadal 3-0 Djokovic*

    Fractions. Djokovic saw a drop shot come up agonisingly short moments ago, but a Nadal effort clips the tape and drops on the world number one's side.

    The defending champion rips his way to 40-0 with an ace before holding to love to back up that break a few minutes ago.

  16. Nadal breaks

    *Nadal 2-0 Djokovic

    And Rafael Nadal gets the early breakthrough!

    Novak Djokovic looks to have control of the point at the net, but he tickles a volley up for the Spaniard to attack and Nadal makes no mistake.

  17. Break point

    Nadal 1-0 Djokovic*

    We're quarter of an hour in and haven't yet completed two games. Djokovic edges ahead but Nadal is all over his next serve and then reads a slice volley from mid-court, dashing towards the net to pick it up and flick a winner beyond the top seed on the angle.

    Break point Nadal.

  18. Nadal 1-0 Djokovic*

    Phwoar. Right out the heart of the bat from Rafael Nadal as he winds down a ferocious forehand winner. Djokovic opts for his trusty slice off the next but undercooks it - needed a few more minutes in the pan, that one. Deuce.

  19. Drop-shots!

    Annabel Croft
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Even though the drop-shots didn't pay off last year and in the first game, Djokovic sending a message that Nadal cannot just camp on the baseline and will have to be prepared for that stop-start running to the forecourt...

  20. Nadal 1-0 Djokovic*

    Almost zero backlift on a backhand from Novak Djokovic but it skips away from Rafael Nadal before he can even begin to think about engaging his racquet.

    The Serb follows with a double fault. 15-15.