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