Rain suspends Sinner & Medvedev's Italian Open semi with world number one leading decider

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Sinner[/a] once again looked untouchable on ‌home clay, racing through the opening set in ‌just over half an hour while losing ‌only two points on serve.[/p][p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Medvedev[/a] raised his level in the second set to force a decider ‌against a struggling Sinner, who appeared ⁠increasingly hampered physically.[/p][embed guid="50c3a23a-310b-43a2-8d42-209a262bef54" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2055364024221528316" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Russian became the first player to ​take a set off the top seed in the tournament.[/p][p]Sinner responded immediately in ​the third, securing an early break to ignite the Campo Centrale crowd and seize control ⁠of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/medvedev-d-O8qG0Nhb/sinner-j-6HdC3z4H/?mid=6XMkYEio"]the match.[/a][/p][p]That's despite the fact that he took a medical timeout after showing signs of cramping, one which Medvedev was not best pleased about, questioning the severity of the issue.[/p][embed guid="63ca1cb6-4344-449c-8e87-66c2e688a969" url="https://x.com/InteBNLdItalia/status/2055368428009992296" social-type="twitter" /][p]Play was then halted with rain pouring down in Rome and organisers later announced ‌the match would resume on Saturday.[/p][p]Sinner is chasing a sixth consecutive Masters 1000 title and the only one missing from his collection, adding to recent triumphs in Paris, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Madrid.[/p][p]The winner will face Norway's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruud-casper/zN9UpRqp/"]Casper Ruud[/a] in the final after the Norwegian cruised to a dominant ‌6-1 6-1 victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/darderi-luciano/jeXTxMIp/"]Luciano Darderi[/a].[/p][p]Ruud reached his ​first Rome final by taking advantage of ‌a fatigued Darderi, who was coming off a marathon quarter-final victory in the early hours of Thursday.[/p][p]The 23rd seed is seeking his second Masters 1000 crown after winning ⁠the Madrid Open ⁠last year.[/p]