June 5, 2015 10:19 AM

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Djokovic-Murray; Tsonga-Wawrinka to fight for French Open final

In the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the season, world number one Novak Djokovic will clash with Andy Murray, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will take on Stanislas Wawrinka today for a place in the final. While the numero uno Serb entered the last-4 with a delightful victory over Rafael Nadal, Murray had defeated David Ferrer. Djokovic and Murray have met 26 times, so far, with the Serb winning 18 of those matches.In the other semi-final, local favourite Tsonga will be up against Wawrinka. Tsonga had stunned higher seed Kei Nishikori in the semis, with Wawrinka beating world number two Roger Federer. Tsonga and Wawrinka have played 6 times in the past and both have won 3 times each.Meanwhile, in the Women's Singles, world number one Serena Williams came back from a set behind last night to beat Timea Bacsinszky to seal a place in the final. Despite struggling with illness, the top seeded American took 10 games in a row to win the semi-final, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.Serena, who is eying her third French Open and 20th Grand Slam Singles title, will meet Czech Lucie Safarova in the title clash tomorrow. Safarova, seeded 13th, had stunned seventh placed Serbia's Ana Ivanovic, 7-5, 7-5 to become the first Czech woman to reach a Roland Garros final in 34 years.

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