Arnaldi withdraws before French Open semi-final with virus

Flavio Cobolli is done to the French Open last aft chap Italian Matteo Arnaldi withdrew minutes earlier their semi-final with a virus.

The bully friends were expected to conscionable successful the past 4 astatine 18:00 BST connected Friday for a spot successful a archetypal Grand Slam final.

However, Arnaldi's withdrawal was announced conscionable 20 minutes earlier the players were owed to measurement connected Court Philippe Chatrier.

It puts satellite fig 14 Cobolli consecutive done to Sunday's Roland Garros showpiece, wherever helium volition look 2nd effect and rubric favourite Alexander Zverev.

Arnaldi had spent 19 hours and 42 minutes connected tribunal en way to the semi-finals successful Paris - the longest anyone has played connected their mode to the past 4 of a large since 1991.