Osuigwe wins all-American girls' final in Paris

The 20-year-old Ostapenko fought back from 3-0 down in the set and the Latvian wrapped it up with a forehand down the line, her 36th victor of the match.

The 20-year-old Ostapenko hit 14 winners but made 23 unforced errors, while Halep made just two but only hit one victor.

The third seed was made to work incredibly hard for the first set as the Latvian continues to surprise seeded stars at Roland Garros.

"It's so incredible to be here", she said after the match. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2015 quarterfinals, then withdrew from the tournament before the third round a year ago because of an injured left wrist.

The problem for the 2014 Wimbledon junior champion, however, was that she was missing too much in the first set.

The two styles were certainly different, the world No. 3's conservative outlook saw her hit just one victor compared to Ostapenko's 13 in the opening set but Halep's two unforced errors were significantly lower than the 23 from her younger opponent.

Halep won the second set with a net-cord victor but on Saturday Ostapenko earned the key break of the third at 3-3 with her own slice of luck.

Reflecting on her semi-final match, Ostapenko spoke candidly about her emotions going into the match and what she has learned form playing in an environment alien to her having yet to win a tour title.

Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko has leveled the French Open final by winning the second set 6-4 against No. 3 Simona Halep of Romania.

The key game of the set came on the Halep serve at 4-4. I'm sure in future matches, it will hurt her, knowing how emotional she is; it always hurts players who wear their hearts on their sleeves. "Even in the third I was 3-1 down but I tried to fight for every point". "I mean, because nobody knows my phone number". She deserved to win.

If Halep wins, she also will move up to No. 1 in the rankings for the first time.

The Romanian possesses a counter-punching game and against Ostapenko could do nothing but react to her opponent's booming ground strokes.

However, as was the case in the opener, Halep hit straight back, with Ostapenko climbing up to 41 unforced errors for the match.

Ostapenko was then unable to hold her serve, finishing the set with a tally of 14 winners and 23 unforced errors.

Both of them will remember this fortnight for many reasons. Osuigwe won the match 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

"Now I'm doing for myself", she said".

Claycourt tennis can often become a battle of wills - two players waiting patiently for the other to make a false step.

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko plays a shot against Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland during their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France.

"But not many players win their first final in a grand slam".