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PARIS – The second semifinal of Roland Garros between the world number 1, Novak Djokovic and the fourth seed, Dominic Thiem, will resume Saturday after being suspended Friday because of the rain. Both players tied for one set each. Thiem led 3-1 in the third when the players left the field.
Tournament officials were canceled shortly before 18:30. local time, even if Roland Garros was then bathed in sunshine, the covers still in place. Bad weather was expected later.
While Rafael Nadal was already qualified for his 12th Opening of France Finals after defeating Roger Federer in two sets earlier in the day, the eleven-time champion will benefit from an extra day off while his two potential opponents will continue one more day.
Djokovic and Thiem, who will resume at 12 o'clock. local time on Saturday before the women's final – scheduled at 15h. – will play for the third time in a row, after playing in the quarter-finals on Thursday, while the final will be played on Sunday.
The schedule was a big problem at Roland Garros in the second week, after all the game was eliminated Wednesday, which delayed the matches.
The two women's semifinals, originally scheduled for Thursday, were played Friday on court Suzanne Lenglen and Court Simonne-Mathieu, the second and third largest courts, while the semifinals male take precedence on the court Philippe Chatrier.
Britain's Johanna Konta, who lost her semi-final to Courta Simonne-Mathieu against Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, was among the critics of the calendar, especially when asked if it looked like half a year. Grand Slam final.
"Regarding the environment and the occasion, probably not," she said. "Obviously, I know what game I'm playing and which round, but where we were, probably not."
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