“Not gonna lie”, Collins spent yesterday morning ruining the final leg of my 17-1 accumulator, so I hope she’s enjoying my revenge.

Collins knows that was a missed opportunity and decides to take it out on her coach Nicolas Almagro, who reached the Roland Garros quarter-finals himself during his playing career.

Siegemund, ranked 66 in the world, was derailed by a serious knee injury a few years ago – which perhaps explains why she’s not only wearing leggings but knee-high socks for today’s encounter, despite the slightly warmer conditions.

While chaos has ripped through the women’s draw with as much ferocity as the autumn wind at Roland Garros, two unstoppable forces of nature remain on the men’s side.

After Rafa Nadal reached the semi-finals for a record-extending 13 th time by overcoming the challenge of the Italian teenager Jannik Sinner at 1.26am this morning in the tournament’s latest ever finish, today Novak Djokovic bids to join him in the last four.

Many, however, would give Djokovic the slight edge if they do meet in Sunday’s final; the world No 1 is unbeaten in 35 completed matches this year, his only loss coming when he was infamously disqualified at the US Open last month against Pablo Carreno Busta.