Rome, May 16 -- World number 1 Jannik Sinner moved within touching distance of a place in the Italian Open 2026 final before heavy rain forced the suspension of his semi-final clash against Daniil Medvedev in Rome on Friday night.

Sinner was leading 6-2, 5-7, 4-2 when officials halted play at the Foro Italico shortly before 11 pm (local time), with the match scheduled to resume on Saturday. According to Olympics.com, Medvedev was serving at game point in the seventh game of the deciding set when the play was interrupted.

The Italian looked firmly in control after dominating the opening set with aggressive baseline tennis and sharp returning. However, Medvedev fought back strongly in the second set as Sinner appeared hampered physically ...