Andy Murray made it into the French Open final for the first time in his career following a convincing win over defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka on Friday.

Not only is it the first time that Murray will take part in the showpiece, he is the first Brit since Bunny Austin in 1937 to reach the final at Roland Garros.

The Scotsman reached the feat after seeing off Wawrinka in a 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 victory, which took just over two-and-a-half hours on the clay court.

It looked to be a wobbly start for Murray as he was taken to deuce and forced to fight off a break point in his first service game, but from that point on, Britain's number one dominated.

The 29-year-old, who had never before won an opening set in a French Open semi-final, went a break up before taking the set thanks to a long return from Wawrinka.

Murray, who has two Grand Slam titles under his belt, continued his dominance as he swiftly went 4-1 up before completing the second set in just half an hour.

Games went by the way of serve in the third, with Murray creating the only break point in nine games, and out of nowhere, Wawrinka pushed the match into a fourth set after his opponent smashed the ball into the net.

The world number four's momentum did not last long, though, as Murray immediately created triple break points and converted to put the defending champion on the back foot once again.

Wawrinka struggled to find his rhythm on the court, and he lost serve for a second time in the set before his Scottish opponent comfortably served for the match.

In Sunday's final, Murray will take on Novak Djokovic, who eased through a straight-sets win over Dominic Thiem in an hour and 50 minutes.

The world number one, who has never won the French Open title, lost the Rome Masters final against Murray last month.

Meanwhile, Serena Williams and Garbine Muguruza will contest the women's title at Roland Garros on Saturday.