Italian tennis player Matteo Arnaldi withdraws from his French Open men’s singles semi-final due to illness, with multiple outlets reporting he has a virus. The withdrawal occurs shortly before the scheduled semi-final against fellow Italian Flavio Cobolli. As a result, Cobolli advances to the final without playing the match, receiving a walkover. The reporting also notes that Arnaldi’s withdrawal happens on the day of the semi-finals, effectively changing the men’s match-up for the final. After Cobolli progresses to the final, Al Jazeera identifies his opponent as German second seed Alexander Zverev, setting the final contest for the men’s singles draw. Other sources confirm Cobolli’s direct route to the title match and frame Arnaldi’s withdrawal as the central development of the semi-final schedule.
Overall, all accounts describe the same outcome: Arnaldi pulls out because of a virus, and Cobolli is placed into the French Open final as a result.
