Timea Bacsinszky

Wimbledon 2017: Officials defend playing conditions despite growing player concerns

American star Bethanie Mattek-Sands suffered an horrific right knee injury after her leg buckled on Court 17.

French Open 2017: Jelena Ostapenko becomes 1st Latvian to reach Grand Slam final after beating Timea Bacsinszky

Jelena Ostapenko, the world number 47, is the first unseeded player to reach the final at Roland Garros since Mima Jausovec in 1983.

French Open 2017: Jelena Ostapenko gets 'presidential treatment' after making Roland Garros final

Jelena Ostapenko celebrated her 20th birthday on Thursday by becoming the first Latvian to reach a Grand Slam final after blasting past Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky in three sets.

French Open 2017: Yelena Ostapenko calls making Roland Garros final on 20th birthday a 'nice gift'

Jelena Ostapenko became the first Grand Slam finalist from her country as she overpowered 30th seed Bacsinszky 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3 in the last four at Roland Garros.

French Open 2017: Jelena Ostapenko’s bold, slam-bang play has made her story of the tournament

Ostapenko is not one to hold back. The Latvian has bludgeoned past opponents, bigger names with more experience, to carve out a piece of history for herself on the terre battue.

French Open 2017, Day 12 highlights: Ana Ivanovic honoured, 'Baby' Ostapenko, a 'cat and rat' chase and more

Here's a look at the few off-court highlights from Day 12 of Roland Garros, where a 20-year-old Jelena Ostapenko will be playing in her first Grand Slam final:

French Open 2017, Day 12 as it happned: Simona Halep, Jelena Ostapenko reach final

Simona Halep is the heavy favourite to lift the French Open title. Can any one of the other semi-finalists stop her? Follow our live blog for scores and updates from all the matches at Roland Garros.

French Open 2017: Simona Halep defeats Karolina Pliskova, to face Jelena Ostapenko for title

Simona Halep reached her second French Open final with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Karolina Pliskova, taking her to within touching distance of a first Grand Slam title and the world number one spot.

French Open 2017: Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova await winner of Roland Garros semi-final birthday battle

Simona Halep, the runner-up to Maria Sharapova in 2014, made the semi-finals by coming back from 3-6, 1-5 to beat Elina Svitolina in the quarter-final, saving a match point on the way.

French Open 2017, women’s semis preview: Halep-Pliskova tussle for No 1 spot, birthday battle on cards

Simona Halep is the heavy favourite to win the French Open title. Here's a look at the women's semi-finalists and the opponents who could stop her.