Flavio Cobolli advances to Roland Garros final after Matteo Arnaldi pulls out with viral illness

Flavio Cobolli will face Alexander Zverev in the Roland Garros men’s final after Matteo Arnaldi withdrew ahead of the all-Italian semifinal match due to a viral illness.

It is just the fourth time in the Open Era that a Grand Slam semifinal, on either the men’s or women’s side, has ended as a result of a walkover. The last time it happened was a Wimbledon in 2022, when Rafael Nadal withdrew ahead of his scheduled match against Nick Kyrgios