Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage from this second women's Wimbledon semi-final between two of the next generation on the WTA Tour - 22-year-old Simona Halep and 20-year-old Eugenie Bouchard.

Two years ago Eugenie Bouchard was junior champion at Wimbledon and now she will get the chance to play for the women's title. She is playing in only her sixth senior major and will take on 2011 champion Petra Kvitova in the title match on Saturday afternoon.

Bouchard 7-6(5) 6-2 Halep. GAME, SET AND MATCH. A netted backhand from Bouchard hands Halep a life-line and a break back point. But the Romanian pulls her cross court forehand wide before sending another forehand long to hand Bouchard a sixth match point. And this time Eugenie Bouchard does book her place in the final; a big first serve out wide can only be returned wide by Halep. A fairly muted celebration from Bouchard, who is clearly not happy with just a semi-final win!

Bouchard 7-6(5) 5-2 40-40 Halep. A forehand winner across court from inside the baseline secures the first point for Bouchard. The Canadian's second serve on the second point is called out but a challenge shows it was in giving her a first serve back. This time, though, there is no confusion, as Bouchard sends a forehand long. A deep forehand draws the error from Halep on the next point before another forehand winner from the Canadian, this time off the short ball, brings up two more match points. A backhand down the line goes wide from Bouchard this time, played from about two metres inside the baseline. Still one more match point remaining. But this one goes begging on a double fault, the Canadian's third of the match. Understandable nerves from Bouchard as she looks to reach a Grand Slam final for the first time.

Bouchard 7-6(5) 5-2 Halep. The Romanian nets a forehand to hand Bouchard a third match point but she comes up with a gutsy forehand down the line that the Canadian can only lunge at at pull her backhand wide. Bouchard challenges but only really to give herself a few more seconds to recover. It's not enough though as Halep goes back to the same spot, albeit with a cross court backhand this time, to earn herself another game point before Bouchard sends a forehand just long to help Halep holds. A real test of Bouchard's nerves coming up after the change of ends as she steps to serve for the match.

Bouchard 7-6(5) 5-1 40-40 Halep. The Romanian nets a forehand before pulling a forehand well wide to gift Bouchard a 0-30 lead. Halep pegs one back with a cross court backhand winner that wrong-foots Bouchard but then nets a backhand to hand the Canadian two match points. The first goes begging when Bouchard stands up as a member of the crowd calls out. Halep doesn't spot it though and serves an ace to save the first. One more match point left. Bouchard goes long with a forehand down the line after a chat with Nouni. She needs to get that point out of her head. A netted forehand hands Halep a game point but Bouchard denies her with an inch-perfect inside out forehand that lands right on the line. Back to deuce.

Bouchard 7-6(5) 5-1 Halep. Bouchard opens the game with an ace but Halep comes back at her to level at 30-all with an injection of pace on a cross court forehand and a great turn of pace in getting up to the resulting drop shot and placing her forehand reply back down the line for a passing shot winner. Halep comes back at Bouchard again and levels at deuce when the Canadian nets a forehand but a huge inside out forehand winner down the line earns Bouchard a second game point. A double fault from Bouchard squanders this one but she produces a great response with a forehand winner off the shorter ball. There's a deep breath this time before the serve from Bouchard and it seems to work as a big serve out wide is only returned high into the net by Halep. Bouchard now only a game away and Halep will have to serve to stay in it.

Bouchard 7-6(5) 4-1 Halep. BREAK. Ouch. Halep opens with another double fault although she quickly makes amends with a fantastic backhand winner right down the line and into the corner. Aggressive play from Bouchard sees Halep play a defensive backhand almost from the back hoarding. Nouni over-rules a Halep shot on to the sideline. It was a clear winner, confirmed by Halep's hawkeye challenge. It levels Halep at 30-all but another couple of errors, a forehand long and a forehand into the net. And Bouchard has the double break. Halep is fading fast now.

Bouchard 7-6(5) 3-1 Halep. Bouchard lets Halep into the game with a low forehand into the net after again refusing to retreat behind the baseline. But she recovers with a forehand down the line, moving forward as she plays it; Halep unable to get her backhand response to land in play. It brings up two game points for Bouchard but the Canadian only needs the one and consolidates the break with a forehand winner across court.

Bouchard 7-6(5) 2-1 Halep. BREAK. A slightly awkward looking backhand winner across court from Bouchard as she refuses to re-treat up at the net helps her on her way to two more break points after a shocking forehand long from Halep and a double fault. The first goes begging for the Canadian when she nets a forehand but a second double fault in the game from the Halep gives away the service game. Bouchard leads by a set and a break.

Bouchard 7-6(5) 1-1 Halep. Fabulous backhand winner down the line from Halep as she denies Bouchard on a first game point, the Romanian having pushed her opponent wide. But Halep goes wide with a backhand return on the next point and Bouchard has the hold to 15 that opens her second set account.

Bouchard 7-6(5) 0-1 Halep. Halep goes for a huge backhand down the centre of the court only to net the ball and let Bouchard off the mark but the Canadian matches her opponent's error by putting too much on a forehand of her own down the line. It's a hold to 15 for the Romanian to open the second set.

It's taken 60 minutes exactly but Genie Bouchard is potentially just one set away from her first ever Grand Slam final. Simona Halep will no doubt have something to say about that but how much is that ankle troubling her?

Bouchard 7-6(5) Halep. SET. Halep saves the first set point with an all-or-nothing running forehand down the line that Bouchard can only return into the net along the floor. But the second set point is on Bouchard's own serve. And this time she does wrap things up, a forehand drive volley across court just having enough on it to take it away from Halep, who can only frame the ball into the crowd.

Bouchard 6-6 (6-4) Halep. TIE-BREAK. Bouchard gets a little lucky with a net cord taking the ball away from Halep to get the mini-break back before she levels up properly with a winner that again goes back behind the Romanian on the baseline. A cross court backhand from Bouchard is returned wide by Halep when then also goes long with a forehand, challenged unsuccessfully by the Romanian. Two set points to Bouchard.

Bouchard 6-6 (2-4) Halep. TIE-BREAK. The breaker eventually resumes with the lady who was taken unwell helped away from the court. The Romanian stretches her mini-break lead with a return to the net and a backhand error from Bouchard. Halep leads 4-2 at the change-of-ends.

Bouchard 6-6 (2-3) Halep. TIE-BREAK. Bouchard snatches the mini-break lead with some great defence that eventually ends in Halep putting a forehand just marginally wide down the line. But surrenders it with her first double fault of the match. The ball catches the net and is called in but a challenge from Halep sees the call over-ruled to a double fault. The Romanian then goes ahead by the mini-break when Bouchard puts a backhand wide down the line. There's a pause in the breaker, with both players called back to the chair by umpire Nouni as he spots someone taken unwell in the crowd.

Bouchard 6-6 Halep. Bouchard goes back behind Halep with a forehand winner, wrong-footing the Romanian on the baseline before just missing a forehand drop shot, pulling the ball into the net instead. That would have been two set points but instead Halep levels at 30-all before earning herself a game point when Bouchard again misses a forehand. A brilliant point from both players ends in Halep's favour when she eventually wears down the Bouchard defence, the Romanian threading a backhand winner down the line. It will be a first set tie-break.

Bouchard 6-5 Halep. A brilliant return from Halep is followed by a poor backhand as she moves gingerly out to the shot - she's still not entirely comfortable mobing out that way. Bouchard continues her recovery from 0-30 down with a couple of huge serves again before earning herslef a game point with a forehand right on to the baseline. There's a late challenge from Halep, with Bouchard having a little conflab with Nouni about the timing of it. But she maintains her focus enough to boom down another big point that Halep can only return long. The Romanian will have to serve to stay in this set for the second time.

Bouchard 5-5 Halep. An incorrect call on the sideline on a Halep forehand across court leads to the first point having to be replayed after the Romanian challenges. But Halep takes the replay when Bouchard sends a forehand long before going on to earn herself three game points of her own. The Canadian denies her opponent on the first with yet another injection of pace on an inside out forehand approach shot and Halep squanders the second with a double fault. But Bouchard goes for too much on a forehand return on the third, sending the ball sailing well long, to let Halep off the hook and help the Romanian hold.

Bouchard 5-4 Halep. The first love game of the match goes the way of Bouchard as she easily deals with a poor drop shot and follows up with a forehand winner down the line. Some huge hitting from the Canadian then seals the game as she moves Halep from one side to another, eventually creating the space to thread an inside out forehand winner down the line. Halep will have to serve to stay in the set after the change of ends.