Joe Salisbury is a match away from ending Britain's 39-year wait for a main-draw French Open title after making the mixed doubles final with American Desirae Krawczyk.

Salisbury and Krawczyk went through without playing as opponents Juan Sebastian Cabal and Giuliana Olmos withdrew from their semi-final.

The last Briton to win one of the five main events at Roland Garros was John Lloyd, who partnered with Australian Wendy Turnbull in the mixed doubles in 1982.

Salisbury and Krawczyk will play Russian duo Aslan Karatsev and Elena Vesnina in the final.

"I wasn't really expecting to be in the final of the mixed this week," he said.

"Obviously, the focus was on the men's doubles, I had a disappointing week here in that and just went out in the mixed pretty relaxed.

Salisbury, 29, and Krawczyk, 27, have played as a mixed doubles pairing since 2019 and reached the Australian Open semi-finals earlier this year.