The play that left Chris Eubanks gaping during Jannik Sinner vs. Daniil Medvedev

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Jannik Sinner’s Italian Open semi-final against Daniil Medvedev was suspended due to rain, with the world number one up a break in the third set when play was halted.

Before the rain came, it had been an enthralling encounter, laden with drama.

But Medvedev wasn’t ready to roll over. He took full advantage of Sinner’s physical struggles and began turning the momentum around.

“Boy, that might have done him the world of good,” he said. Courier went on to explain: “Jannik Sinner looked like he was hurting physically out there. Medvedev is the wrong guy to play when you’re not feeling your best because he can just extract pain.”

Tracy Austin weighed in, saying about Medvedev: “He’ll rope-a-dope you. And Sinner looked so amazing in that opening set. He was in total control, great depth on his shots, really dictating, and something happened to him physically midway through that second set when shots started landing mid-court, Medvedev was getting in the points, and then Jannik was in trouble.”

Medvedev had raised complaints to the umpire during the match about Sinner receiving what he felt was unfair treatment for a physical issue.

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Chris Eubanks weighs in on Jannik Sinner’s struggles against Daniil Medvedev

Sinner, battling cramps and looking unwell throughout, even appeared to be sick courtside. But despite dropping the second set, he was a break up in the third before play was suspended.

Looking ahead to the restart, Chris Eubanks broke down how momentum shifted:

“Second set, things slowly started to change. Medvedev got up an early break, started to play more aggressive, and then we started to see him utilise the drop shot a lot, and then you started to see Jannik’s rhythm get really disrupted.”