HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-French Open day 12

Highlights of the 12th day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Thursday (all times GMT): 1127 BARTY POWERS PAST KEYS

Ashleigh Barty beat Madison Keys 6-3 7-5 to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in her career and became the first Australian woman to do so since Samantha Stosur at Roland Garros in 2016. READ MORE

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1119 HOLDER HALEP STUNNED BY ANISIMOVA American teenager Amanda Anisimova became the first player born in the 2000s to reach a Grand Slam semi-final by crushing defending Roland Garros champion Simona Halep 6-2 6-4.

She also became the youngest from her country to reach the last four at the French Open since Jennifer Capriati in 1990. 1017 PLAY UNDERWAY AT ROLAND GARROS

Quarter-final action began under a cloudy sky at Roland Garros with the temperature hovering around 16 degrees Celsius. Some rain has been predicted for later in the day. Holder Simona Halep was up against American teenager Amanda Anisimova on Court Philippe Chatrier while Madison Keys and Ashleigh Barty began proceedings on Court Suzanne Lenglen. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)