French Open 2015: Results, Scores, Winners and Friday Twitter Reaction

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Published: June 5, 2015

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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will need to resume play on Saturday—due to weather and impending darkness—to see who earns a place in the 2015 French Open men's final. The winner will face off with Stan Wawrinka, who slipped by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the other semifinal.

Djokovic won the first two sets, but Murray showed tremendous fight late in the third to bring himself back into the match. Depending on how long play is forced to carry on tomorrow, it could turn into a notable disadvantage for the player who moves on to the title match.

Let's check out the complete scores from the semifinal play on Friday and then recap the singles action from Day 13 at Roland Garros.

 

Men's Semifinal Results



 

Friday Recap



Wawrinka and Tsonga engaged in a proverbial four-set brawl in the first semifinal. They slugged it out through a series of hotly contested points and extended games, splitting the first two sets before the No. 8 seed was finally able to take control late in the third.

Tsonga's form dropped off for about 10 minutes, stretching from the third-set tiebreak into the early fourth set. By the time he recovered, Wawrinka was up a set and a break. The 2014 Australian Open champion never looked back from there.

Carole Bouchard of the Yellow Ball Corner noted the Swiss star's strong performance despite a formidable foe with the home crowd behind him:



ESPN Tennis highlighted the clutch serving numbers that allowed him to reach the final:



Christopher Clarey of the New York Times pointed out something that's worth monitoring during the championship match:



Along with failing to capitalize on the break opportunities, Tsonga also struck 53 unforced errors compared to just 39 winners. His talent has never been in question, but stringing together ...
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