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French Open: Jelena Ostapenko beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko produced a remarkable comeback to beat Romania's Simona Halep 4-6 6-4 6-3 in a thrilling French Open women's singles final.

Halep, who would have become world number one with a win, won the first set and was 3-0 ahead in the second.

However, Ostapenko, 20, fought back to take the second set at Roland Garros.

Halep led 3-1 in the final set, but Ostapenko, ranked 47th in the world, rallied with a fine fightback to claim her first Grand Slam title.

Halep was playing in her second French Open final, after losing in three sets to Maria Sharapova in 2014.