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The Latest: Wawrinka Takes 1st Set Against Tsonga

PARIS — 1:49 p.m.

Stanislas Wawrinka has won the first set 6-3 against home favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their French Open semifinal.

The eighth-seeded Swiss broke Tsonga in the fourth game, and served out.

The winner plays top-ranked Novak Djokovic or third-seeded Andy Murray.

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1:15 p.m.

The first French Open semifinal between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Stanislas Wawrinka is underway in hot and sunny conditions on center court.

Both are looking to reach their second Grand Slam final, with Tsonga losing in the 2008 Australian Open final, and Wawrinka winning that tournament in 2014.