Saturday 4 June 2016 10:14, UK
Britain's world No 2 Andy Murray said he was 'extremely proud' after he reached the French Open final for the first time on Friday.
Murray, who stalled in the semi-finals three times previously, beat defending champion Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The impressive victory helped him become the first British player to reach the final at Roland Garros since Bunny Austin in 1937 and on Sunday he will try to become the first British winner of the tournament since Fred Perry in 1935.
The 29-year-old raised a fist aloft after hitting the match-winning volley, and said with his voice cracking: "I knew if I was going to win, I was going to have to play one of my best clay-court matches.
"Stan has been unbelievable the last two years. I've played one of my best matches today and I'm looking forward to the final," said the Scot.
"I'm extremely proud. I never expected to reach the final here. I'd always struggled on the clay. I hope I can put on a good match for all of the crowd on Sunday.
"To play at that level in the semis of the French Open is very pleasing.
"To play the way that I did today after a tough start to the tournament, I was just really, really happy with that."
World No 1 Novak Djokovic will be standing in his way as he reached his fourth final in Paris with a 6-2 6-1 6-4 demolition of Austria's Dominic Thiem to move one match closer to a career Grand Slam as well as holding all four majors at the same time.
The last man to win the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in a row was Rod Laver, who took all four titles in 1969.
Murray has lost all six of his slam matches against top-four opponents since beating Djokovic to win Wimbledon in 2013, but did record a Masters 1000 victory over the Serb in Rome before the start of Roland Garros.
Wawrinka was full of praise for Murray, saying: "I think that Andy played really so well today. He was the strongest on the court."
But the Swiss is still backing Djokovic to win the final.
"When he's at his best, he can beat anybody," said Wawrinka. "I think he will win the match."
Eric Cantona and Leonardo DiCaprio were among the chilly fans watching on and Murray got to the meet the former Manchester United star afterwards.
"Incredibly talented guy," Murray said. "He's a legend in British football. So, yeah, it was very, very nice to meet him."
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