Final score: Clijsters 7-5 6-1 Petrova

Second set

Clijsters 6-1 Petrova
Clijsters serves out with ease to reach her second French Open final, and Petrova was unable to compete in the second set as the Belgian's experience tells.

Clijsters 5-1 Petrova
After struggling for much of the afternoon Clijsters is now in confident mood and Petrova again fails to hold serve.

Clijsters 4-1 Petrova
The match is slipping away fast from Petrova, who falls three games behind after dropping 10 points in a row.

Clijsters 3-1 Petrova
A break of serve to love puts Clijsters in complete command and several unforced errors suggest Petrova might just be losing a little heart.

Clijsters 2-1 Petrova
Another deuce game goes the way of Clijsters and Petrova looks in trouble when she is made to stretch to either side.

Clijsters 1-1 Petrova
Petrova does well to hold in a tight game and a backhand winner ensures she stays in touch with Clijsters.

Clijsters 1-0 Petrova
Petrova sees her seventh break point slip away and Clijsters holds with a service winner.

First set

Clijsters 7-5 Petrova
The match has turned around in the space of a few minutes, with a forehand winner wrapping up the first set for Clijsters, but the Belgian is still some way off her best and Petrova does not look finished yet.

Clijsters 6-5 Petrova
Clijsters gets back in front with a straightforward service game and the pressure is now on Petrova to force the tie-break.

Clijsters 5-5 Petrova
In a dramatic game Clijsters saves a set point with a net-cord, Petrova finds an ace when break-point down but then nets a simple backhand on the second.

Clijsters 4-5 Petrova
Another forehand errors hands Petrova a potentially decisive break point and she converts with a fierce backhand return down the line.

Clijsters 4-4 Petrova
The quality of play is improving dramtically and Petrova looks ready to fight for the first set as she holds to love.

Clijsters 4-3 Petrova
Clijsters is clearly using the tactic of moving her opponent around as much as possible and it is paying off, with the Belgian winning the best game of the match so far.

Clijsters 3-3 Petrova
Three big serves get Petrova out of a hole at 0-30 and she wraps up the game with a clever angled volley.

Clijsters 3-2 Petrova
Clijsters fires two wild forehands outside the tramlines and does not look like the world number two at the moment, but a forehand winner at 30-30 gives her a boost and she takes the game.

Clijsters 2-2 Petrova
Both players are struggling to find their form and the unforced errors are flowing, but Petrova does enough to get back on level terms.

Clijsters 2-1 Petrova
A double fault from Clijsters hands Petrova two more break points but again the Belgian fights back with some confident hitting from the baseline.

Clijsters 1-1 Petrova
Petrova has heavy strapping on her right thigh and Clijsters is keen to move her around, but the Russian gets back on level terms with a strong service game.