Simona Halep thrilled to book first Grand Slam final

Simona Halep has expressed her delight at reaching her first Grand Slam final after beating Andrea Petkovic in the French Open semi-finals today.

The Romanian cruised to a straight-sets victory over Petkovic in just 90 minutes to book a clash with 2012 winner Maria Sharapova on Saturday.

"It's very emotional to win and reach my first Grand Slam final," she told reporters.

"I tried my best and did everything I could to win the match. Andrea's a great player, but I think I was a little bit stronger."

Sharapova, meanwhile, survived a sterner test to seal her passage to the final after coming from behind to beat Eugenie Bouchard in just under two-and-a-half hours.