China's Li Na will take on defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the French Open final after both scored straight sets victories on Thursday.

Li, bidding to become the first Chinese play

Marion Bartoli became the first Frenchwoman since 2005 to reach the Roland Garros semifinals on Tuesday when she defeated 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (7/4), 6-4.

Bartoli, the 11th seed, wil

Defending champion Francesca Schiavone and Marion Bartoli, two of the tour's most intense players, set-up a French Open semifinal duel on Tuesday.

Schiavone, the 30-year-old Italian, battled from a s

Roger Federer believes the pressure will all be on Novak Djokovic when the pair meet in the French Open semifinals on Friday.

Victory for Djokovic, the second seed, will see him replace Rafael Nadal

Maria Sharapova moved to within two wins of a career Grand Slam on Wednesday when she defeated Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-0, 6-3 to reach her second French Open semifinal.

The seventh seed, who next

Fourth seed Andy Murray of Britain reached the semi-finals of the French Open on Wednesday with a 7-6 (7/2), 7-5, 6-2 win over Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina.

Murray will play top seed and defending

Defending champion Rafael Nadal bludgeoned bitter Roland Garros rival Robin Soderling to defeat on Wednesday as the world number one reached the French Open semi-finals with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) vict

Maria Sharapova showcased plenty of her famous grit to reach the French Open quarterfinals on Monday, edging Polish 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 in a tight contest.

She was joined in

Second seed Novak Djokovic was handed a place in the French Open semifinals on Monday when scheduled last eight opponent Fabio Fognini was forced out with a torn left thigh muscle.

The 24-year-old It

Francesca Schiavone's love affair with Roland Garros continued on Sunday as she dug deep to defeat Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals.

It was the little Italian's 11th straight