French Open 2017: Saturday Roland Garros Schedule and Bracket Predictions

An unpredictable women's draw at the 2017 French Open has left two players to battle for the season's second major title Saturday at Roland Garros: Simona Halep and Jelena Ostapenko.

Although Halep has emerged as a top-10 mainstay in recent years, this marks just her second appearance in a Grand Slam final, joining the 2014 French Open. Meanwhile, the unseeded Ostapenko had never advanced beyond the third round on one of the sport's biggest stages in her first seven attempts.

Let's check out all of the important details for watching the women's final. That's followed by a preview and prediction for the unexpected championship clash.

Viewing Information

Where: Stade Roland Garros in Paris

When: Saturday, June 10 at 9 a.m. ET

Watch: NBC

Live Stream: NBC Sports Live

Match Preview

Halep was a question mark to even play in the French Open after suffering an ankle injury in her loss to Elina Svitolina in the Italian Open, her final warm-up event before the clay-court Grand Slam.

Daniella Matar of the Associated Press passed along comments from the fourth-ranked player in the world, who refused to remain sidelined after being diagnosed with a torn ligament.

"I was scared, because they told me that it's broken," Halep said after the semifinals. "I had no idea what does it mean. But I refused to accept that I cannot play, so I think I recovered faster mentally because of the positive thinking, and I really wanted to be here. So didn't matter what the scan showed."

She cruised through the first four rounds without dropping a set, but she was forced to survive three-set encounters with Svitolina, the No. 5 seed, and second-seeded Karolína Pliskova to move within one victory of her first major championship.

While her talent has never been in question, being able to string multiple high-end matches together in a row has been an issue. It will be intriguing to see whether she can showcase top form again Saturday after those two hard-fought wins.

Meanwhile, to say Ostapenko was off the radar when the event started would probably be an understatement. She found herself in a section of the draw that included No. 1 seed Angelique Kerber and Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig.

Kerber's loss to Ekaterina Makarova in the opening round and the 20-year-old Latvian rising star's victory over Puig in Round 2 jumpstarted her run to the final.

Ostapenko's focus now is making sure she doesn't alter her approach when playing the biggest match of her life by a significant margin, per Paul Newman of The Independent.

"I need to stay aggressive and to play my game," she said. "But it’s going to be a tough match and I have to be ready for it."

She plays a high-risk, high-reward brand of tennis. That's illustrated in the statistics, which show she's averaged 40.8 winners and 36.2 unforced errors through her first six matches.

The biggest mistake players make when appearing in a Grand Slam final for the first time is being too cautious trying to avoid mistake. She can't afford to fall into that trap.

That said, history favors Halep in this type of matchup, as ESPN Stats & Info pointed out:

This has the feel of a match that's going to feature plenty of twists and turns, and it will probably end up going the distance. Ultimately, while Ostapenko has a bright future, Halep should be more prepared to seize this golden opportunity.

Prediction: Halep in three sets