World number one Andy Murray has crashed out of the French Open after a riveting semi-final encounter with Stan Wawrinka at Roland-Garros in Paris on Friday.

In a back-and-forth battle, Murray won the first and third sets and was just one tie-break away from winning the fourth set.

However, Wawrinka enjoyed a late – and decisive – surge to win sets four and five to claim a 3-2 victory over Britain’s number one tennis player.

Wawrinka will now watch courtside as clay legend Rafael Nadal and Italian hopeful Dominic Thiem contest the other semi-final.

A three-time major champion, 32-year-old Wawrinka gets the chance to add a second French Open title to his CV when he returns to the court on Sunday. If successful, the Swiss player stands to bank a £1.8 million paycheque.