Paris, June 6 -- Matteo Arnaldi was forced to withdraw from his Roland Garros semi-final against Flavio Cobolli on Friday night after being struck down by a viral illness.

As a result, Cobolli advanced to the final, where he will face Alexander Zverev on Sunday.

The World No. 34 revealed that he began feeling unwell on Thursday night and suffered repeated bouts of vomiting, leaving him unable to take to Court Philippe-Chatrier for the highly anticipated clash.

Arnaldi announced his withdrawal during a joint press conference with fellow Italian Cobolli, bringing his impressive Paris campaign to a premature end.

Arnaldi endured a demanding route to the semi-finals, spending 18 sets across four matches to reach the first Grand Slam semi-...