French Open: Dominic Thiem defeats Novak Djokovic to enter Roland Garros final

Dominic Thiem defeats the Serbian Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 to qualify for the Roland Garros men's singles final vs Rafael Nadal. The semi-final between Djokovic and Thiem was full of ups and down with rain stopping the match in multiple occasions. The match went on for almost four hours but eventually, Thiem came out as victorious. 

Thiem now faces the tough challenge of defeating the Clay King Nadal in the final of the Roland Garros Final for the second straight time. Last time, he missed out on the title but the Austrian will be looking to spoil the Spaniard's party this time and go for Grand Slam title of his career. 

The French Open women's final was delayed on Saturday after the men's semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem was interrupted by rain.

Organisers said the match between world number one Djokovic and the fourth-seeded Austrian on Court Philippe Chatrier would not resume before 1500 local time (1300 GMT), the exact time that the women's showdown between Australian Ashleigh Barty and Czech Marketa Vondrousova had been scheduled to start.

Rain and gusting winds have caused chaos in the French Open schedule, with a first complete washout since 2016 on Wednesday delaying the women's semi-finals to Friday.

Those matches were eventually played on the second and third show courts instead of Court Philippe Chatrier, prompting strong criticism from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and former world number one Amelie Mauresmo.