India, May 17 -- The Jannik Sinner vs Casper Ruud Italian Open final could be delayed, briefly - just like the women's singles final (Coco Gauff vs Elina Svitolina). This is because of the persistent rain in Rome over the weekend. Sinner booked his place in the final after overcoming Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in a rain-affected semifinal at the Foro Italico in Rome.

The world No 1 will now face Ruud at around 5 PM local time on Sunday. The Norwegian cruised past Luciano Darderi in the other semifinal.

The semifinal encounter stretched across two days after rain halted play late Friday night at Campo Centrale. Sinner had dominated the opening set and looked on course for a straight-sets victory before Medvedev mounted a response in t...