Lucie Safarova is through to the first grand slam final of her career as the Czech extended her remarkable run at the French Open with a surprise victory over Ana Ivanovic.
Safarova has previously played only one major semi-final, when she lost at Wimbledon last year, but the world No13 overcame early nerves to beat Ivanovic 7-5, 7-5.
The win represents another major scalp at Roland Garros for Safarova, who knocked out the second seed Maria Sharapova in the last 16.
“It’s a dream come true, I still cannot believe it,” Safarova said.