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French Open 2017: Simona Halep meets Jelena Ostapenko in women's final

Simona Halep and Jelena Ostapenko will meet in Saturday's French Open final with a first Grand Slam title on the line for both women.

Third seed Halep, who lost to Maria Sharapova in the 2014 final, began this year's tournament as the favourite.

Victory on Saturday would see the 25-year-old Romanian replace Angelique Kerber as world number one.

Latvian Ostapenko, who turned 20 on Thursday, is ranked 47th and has yet to win a title of any kind.

She has ensured a top-20 place with her run to the final and made history as the first Grand Slam finalist from Latvia.