Andy Murray became the first British man to reach a French Open final since Fred Perry won the Grand Slam on clay in 1935 with a superb 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 win over defending champion Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals at Roland Garros.
The Scotsman's win means he has now reached every Grand Slam final in the sport, and he will bid to win the third leg of a career Grand Slam against world number one Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.
Like Murray, Djokovic is bidding for his maiden French Open success after the world number one enjoyed a 6-2 6-1 6-4 win over Dominic Thiem in Friday's other semi-final.
"I am extremely proud. I never expected to reach a final here," said Murray.
"I knew today if I wanted to win I would have to play one of my best claycourt matches. I played one of my best matches today."
Murray lost to Djokovic in the final of the Madrid Masters last month before beating the Serbian player a week later at the Rome Masters to raise the prospects of a French Open title to go with his Wimbledon and US Open wins of 2012.
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