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Jannik Sinner's semi-final match against Daniil Medvedev at the Italian Open was suspended due to rain, with Medvedev leading in the third set. The match featured intense drama before the weather interruption.
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Jannik Sinnerâs 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 wasnât ready to roll over. He took full advantage of Sinnerâs physical struggles and began turning the momentum around.
âBoy, that might have done him the world of good,â he said. Courier went on to explain: âJannik Sinner looked like he was hurting physically out there. Medvedev is the wrong guy to play when youâre not feeling your best because he can just extract pain.â
Tracy Austin weighed in, saying about Medvedev: âHeâll 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.â
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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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:
âSecond 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 Jannikâs rhythm get really disrupted.â
The match was suspended due to rain.
Medvedev was leading with a break in the third set when play was halted.
Medvedev took advantage of Sinner's physical struggles to turn the momentum in his favor.
The match was part of the Italian Open.

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âYeah, I mean, you kind of know that Daniilâs going to find a way to play 4D chess. I thought he did a great job.
âYes, you know, there is the situation with Jannik. Is it fatigue? Is it sickness? Weâre not entirely sure, obviously, weâre here on the ground, but still not entirely sure what it was with Jannik that he was struggling with..
âWe werenât sure, were we, when we saw this? Heâs doubled up over there. I wasnât sure that he was actually sick at that stage.â
Eubanks responded: âYeah, we had no idea, honestly, on the changeovers it felt like maybe he was dealing with some type of illness. He was having trouble catching his breath. We even saw him grimace a little bit at one of the change of ends.
âBut then, classic Jannik, he gets onto the court, heâs running side to side. I mean, we saw him for the first time Iâve ever seen kind of sacrifice the point, play a drop shot and just kind of realise the point was going on a little bit too long. He needed to conserve his energy.
âHe was able to kind of balance it in the third, got up the break, and then started to have a little bit of push pull, started to really force the aggression on some points. Started to kind of let some go and manage the body.
âSo something that weâve seen from Sinner in different conditions, typically not cool in night conditions, he struggled in the past in heat and humidity. So itâs going to be interesting to see how heâs able to respond after a full nightâs rest and he comes back at such a pivotal moment in the match.â
Sinner still managed an early break in what became set three as fans await their conclusion this afternoon after Saturday nightâs weather postponement. The winner will face Alexander Zverev after his hard-fought win over Nicolas Jarry.
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