Simona Halep insists she feels "no pressure, no expectation" as she looks to reach a fourth Grand Slam final at the French Open.
The 26-year-old Romanian tackles 2016 Roland Garros winner and reigning Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza for a place in Saturday's final.
World number one Halep was runner-up in Paris in 2014, where she was beaten by Maria Sharapova, and last year, going down to Jelena Ostapenko after squandering a set and 3-0 lead.
Her Slam misery continued at the Australian Open in January where she lost in three sets to Caroline Wozniacki.
"I have no expectations, no pressure," said Halep after seeing off German 12th seed Angelique Kerber 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-finals yesterday.
"I just want to play as I did today, and as I did every day. If I do that, I will be okay after the match, no matter the result."
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