Matteo Arnaldi withdraws from French Open semi-final after suffering from virus

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Zverev has endured several near misses at major tournaments, with three previous final defeats, including against Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros two years ago.

Alexander Zverev moved to the verge of a long-awaited first Grand Slam title as the second seed saw off Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach his second French Open final on Friday, June 5.

104 was set to face countryman Flavio Cobolli in the second men’s semi-final on Friday, at 7pm local time (6pm UK).