French Open: Djokovic through to final after win over Thiem

The world No.1 Novak Djokovic has eased past Austrian youngster Dominic Thiem to reach the French Open final, and is now just one win away from the only Grand Slam title he lacks!

The Serbian ace was in superb form and comforta bly contained the 22-year-old Austrian on Friday. He broke Thiem at the first time of asking before clinching the opening set 6-2.

The second set followed an almost similar pattern with Djokovic breaking twice to win the set easily at 6-1.

Thiem who was competing in his first Grand Slam semi-final, took a 3-love lead in the 3rd, before Djokovic roared-back and wrapped up a straight set win by taking the set 6-4. The Serb will now play Britain's Andy Murray in the final.

Murray became the 1st British man to reach a French Open final since 1937 by seeing off defending champion Stan Wawrinka.

The in-form Brit took the first 2 sets 6-4, 6-2, but lost 4 straight points in the 3rd to squander the set 6-4 to Wawrinka.

But Murray regained the Initiative in the 4th set with an immediate break before winning it 6-2 to reach his 1st French Open final.

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