Paris: Headlines and sidelines on the 10th day of the French Open on Tuesday:


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+ Latvian teen Ostapenko into last four


+ Bacsinszky ends Mladenovic hopes


+ Rain delays play for three hours


+ Fans boo as Nadal, Djokovic cancelled


Who`s saying what


"We had all the seasons -- a hurricane, sandstorm and almost snow."


-- Timea Bacsinszky after seeing off Kristina Mladenovic.


"It will be really great to play here when it will be my birthday. I hope I can enjoy it."


-- Jelena Ostapenko on playing the semi-finals on Thursday, the day she turns 20.


Sidelines


Battle of the birthday girls


-- Jelena Ostapenko and Timea Bacsinszky both celebrate their birthdays on Thursday when they clash in the semi-finals. Ostapenko will be 20 while her Swiss opponent will turn 28.


Teen spirit


-- Ostapenko is the first teenager in the French Open semi-finals since Ana Ivanovic in 2007.


Losing winners


-- Caroline Wozniacki managed just six winners in her three-set defeat to Jelena Ostapenko. The Latvian fired 38.


Rain, dust...and boos


-- Fans on the showcase Philippe Chatrier and Suzanne Lenglen courts booed when it was announced that the men`s quarter-finals were being pushed back to Wednesday. A flustered announcer quickly tried to defuse the situation by promising a full ticket refund after just under two hours of action was possible.


Numbers up


4/0 - win/loss record of Ostapenko against Wozniacki


30 - maximum wind speed in km/h as play was disrupted by torrential rain.


44 - double faults served by Kristina Mladenovic in five rounds.