MONTREAL — Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday within the Nationwide Financial institution Open semifinals after ready out a rain delay early within the second set.
Rublev has victories this yr in Madrid and Hong Kong. The 26-year-old Russian beat top-seeded Jannik Sinner 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Saturday evening within the rain-delayed event.
Play was delayed for 1 hour, 40 minutes with at 1-1 within the second set.
Arnaldi, from Italy, was performed his first Masters 1000-level semifinal.
American Sebastian Korda, the winner final week in Washington, was set to face Alexei Popyrin of Australia within the different semifinal.
Earlier Sunday within the quarterfinals, Korda beat second-seeded Alexander Zverev 7-6 (5) 1-6 6-4, and Popyrin topped fourth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Rain washed out play Thursday evening and all of Friday as remnants of Tropical Storm Debby rolled via, placing the occasion set to finish Monday not on time.
