World number one Novak Djokovic trailed Dominic Thiem when their French Open semi-final was suspended because of bad weather - a move that drew criticism on social media.

Austrian fourth seed Thiem led 6-2 3-6 3-1 when wind and rain halted play.

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo said "we have hit rock bottom", while many pointed out it had stopped raining with daylight left.

The women's semi-final scheduling was also subject to negative comments.

"The tournament referee decided to halt the match because conditions were becoming more and more difficult (including gusts of wind of up to 90 kph)," said tournament organisers.

"There had already been two interruptions and the forecast predicted fresh showers in the hours to follow. This uncertainty led the referee to opt for an immediate postponement."

Former players and tennis journalists tweeted their complaints about the decision to cancel play on Friday, with Britain's Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong branding it a "strange decision" and British former player Mark Petchey among those posting pictures of blue skies.

Will the women's final start on time?

The men's semi-final will resume at 11:00 BST on Philippe Chatrier, three hours before the women's final between Ashleigh Barty and Marketa Vondrousova is due to start.

French Open organisers explained the decision, saying: "The conclusion of this men's semi-final is scheduled for midday tomorrow. The two players therefore have three hours to finish their match. That should be sufficient time to allow the women's final to start on time at 3pm."

Scheduling at this year's tournament was already under the spotlight after the women's semi-finals were moved away from Chatrier to two other show courts when they were postponed from Thursday to Friday.

Britain's Johanna Konta said she was "surprised" at her semi-final being moved out to the 5,000-seater Court Simonne Mathieu, which was barely a third full for her 7-5 7-6 (7-2) defeat by Vondrousova.

WTA boss Steve Simon had called the decision to move those matches "inappropriate and unfair", while Mauresmo said it was a "disgrace".

Djokovic drops first set of tournament in windy conditions

Djokovic, 32, is aiming to become the first man in the Open era to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time on two separate occasions, while Thiem, last year's runner-up, is bidding to become the first Austrian player to reach a second Grand Slam final.

Both players had to play quarter-finals on Thursday after rain stopped play on Wednesday and the weather interrupted them again in the semi-final, the winner of which will play 11-time champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final.

There were strong winds on Chatrier, whipping up the red dirt and at one point sending an umbrella flying across the back of the court.

Thiem, 25, who has never beaten a world number one at a Grand Slam, coped better with the conditions initially.

The Austrian's powerful shots cut through the breeze, while Djokovic, playing in his first French Open semi-final since 2016, made repeated errors.

After being broken twice in the first set, Djokovic asked the umpire whose responsibility it was to decide whether it was too windy to continue, but play carried on and he dropped a set for the first time this tournament.

Play was then suspended because of rain with the score on serve in the second set. The break only lasted 10 minutes before the players were back on court.

Momentum then shifted Djokovic's way as he got a break of serve, then held to level things at one set each.

Thiem went 3-1 up after breaking the 15-time Grand Slam champion's serve in the third set but he was halted once more as the wind and rain worsened.

Djokovic and Thiem left the court at about 16:45 BST, with the decision to cancel play for the day taken about 40 minutes later.

At that stage there was bright sunshine and clear sky over Roland Garros, which lasted for about another 50 minutes before dark clouds returned.

However, the expected rain did not reappear until around 18:40 BST.

British number one Johanna Konta has "no regrets" after her French Open semi-final defeat and believes she can still reach a Grand Slam final.

Her surprise run to the last four ended in a 7-5 7-6 (7-2) defeat by Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova on Friday.

The 28-year-old had not previously won a main-draw match at Roland Garros.

"I'm proud of this past fortnight and working towards going one step better," said Konta, who was appearing in her third Grand Slam semi-final.

Konta, seeded 26th, became the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1983 to compete in the French Open semi-finals.

She reached her first major semi-final at the 2016 Australian Open and did the same at Wimbledon the following year, losing to multiple Grand Slam winners Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams respectively.

These experiences meant she was the only player left in the Roland Garros last four to have reached that stage of a Slam singles previously, yet she missed vital opportunities as Vondrousova fought back from 5-3 down in both sets to win.

Nevertheless, it has been a successful clay-court swing for the Briton, who reached two WTA finals on the surface before her exploits in Paris, and will climb back into the world's top 20 when the latest rankings are released next week.

"I didn't regret anything I did there," Konta said. "I feel comfortable with how I played and what I tried to do.

"I don't feel like I came into this week trying to prove anything to anybody, including myself.

"I think what's most pleasing is to play a lot of matches and I definitely did in this month. I'm really pleased with how many tough matches I was able to come through."

Asked whether she can make the next step into a Grand Slam final, Konta said: "There is no reason why I cannot.

"I'm putting myself into positions. It's either going to happen or it's not.

"I still have a lot to be proud of. Even if I were to stop playing tomorrow, I have done a lot of great things in my career so far.

"I'm not at all disappointed in the player that I am or things that I have achieved.

"But equally, I'm just as hungry and just as motivated to keep going forward and to one day be in a position to be winning a major."

Now the focus moves to the grass-court season - particularly Wimbledon, which starts on 1 July - with former British number one Durie warning the world's best to "watch out" for Konta at her home Slam.

As well as her Wimbledon run two years ago, Konta has also reached finals and semi-finals at Nottingham and Eastbourne in recent years.

"She's had this great run of form on what is probably her worst surface so she will feel great going on to the grass," Durie, 58, said.

"Grass must be her favourite surface, every year she does well."

Empty seats - 'it didn't feel like a semi-final'

While she was more than satisfied with her performances here, Konta was less happy with the decision to move the women's semi-finals away from the main Philippe Chatrier court after rain washed out play on Wednesday.

The 5,000-capacity Court Simonne-Mathieu was barely a third full for her match, while there were also plenty of empty seats on Court Suzanne-Lenglen for Ashleigh Barty's victory over Amanda Anisimova in the other semi-final at the same time.

Asked if it felt like her two previous Grand Slam semi-finals, played on Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena and Wimbledon's Centre Court, she replied: "In terms of the surrounding and the occasion, probably not.

"Obviously, I'm aware in what match I'm playing and what round. But in terms of where we were, probably not.

"To be honest, I think the way it looks probably speaks for itself more than anything."

The two men's semi-finals were being played on Philippe Chatrier on Friday and organisers said they had chosen to hold the women's semi-finals at the same time away from centre court earlier in the day "to respect sporting fairness".

Tickets for both men's semi-finals were sold to fans as separate sessions to be played on Chatrier on Friday, leaving Roland Garros with little room for manoeuvre as they tried to plan for heavy rain and strong winds forecast.

WTA boss Steve Simon called the decision "inappropriate and unfair", while former world number one Amelie Mauresmo said it was a "disgrace".

"If the organisers do not feel that [women's semi-finals] are something that can be promoted and celebrated, then I think it's the organisers you need to have a conversation with, not me, because I did my job and I did my job well," Konta said.