Tennis – Halep takes a step into the unknown

Simona Halep does not know what to expect from Jelena Ostapenko when she meets the Latvian in the French Open final. The Romanian edged a tight semi-final encounter against Karolina Pliskova while Ostapenko defeated Timea Bacsinszky in three sets in the other last-four clash. Halep is in her second French Open final as she was beaten by Maria Sharapova three years ago. "It's a great feeling. What can I say?" said Halep, who is 3/10 with bet365 to win the final. Halep said of Ostapenko, who is 11/4 to win the final: "I have never played against her. I don't know what to expect from her."