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Casper Ruud returned Cilic's big serve well enough to break him five times and even hit more aces, 16-10.

It was not the ending anyone expected following a three-hour contest that produced plenty of high drama as Rafael Nadal reached the French Open final for an incredible 14th time on Friday – albeit after Alexander Zverev was forced to retire hurt with an ankle injury while trailing 7-6(8) 6-6.

The semi-final was held up for 10 minutes after a woman walked on to the court and tied herself to the net

Coco Gauff reached the French Open championship round, becoming the youngest woman to reach a Grand Slam final since Maria Sharapova in 2004.

A protester interrupted the French Open men's semi-final between Marin Cilic of Croatia and Norwegian Casper Ruud for 15 minutes on Friday when she jumped onto Court Philippe Chatrier and tied herself to the net.

The match between Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic was held up for 10 minutes.

The semi-final match between Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic was interrupted as a woman entered the court before tying herself to the net – she was later carried away by officials

The woman wore a shirt saying “We have 1028 days left,” representing a climate change activism group.

An air of inevitability hangs over the women’s final between the top seed Iga Swiatek and the 18th seed Coco Gauff on Saturday afternoon at the Stade Roland Garros.

A 22-year-old protestor chained herself to the net and interrupted the match ‘to draw attention to the climate emergency’

The most extraordinary of semi-finals ended with a piercing shriek of agony. Scrambling to his right to hit a forehand down the line, Alexander Zverev twisted his right ankle as he lunged for the ball. His racquet flew out of his hand on his way down. And he stayed down.…