Overview
- Luciano Darderi beat 19-year-old Rafael Jodar 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-0 to reach his first Masters 1000 semi, with the match ending just after 2 a.m. Thursday in Rome.
- Rain pushed their start to around 11 p.m., then thick smoke from Coppa Italia fireworks at the nearby Stadio Olimpico paused play for about 20 minutes.
- The haze cut visibility and knocked out the electronic line-calling cameras until technicians reset the system.
- Darderi took the first-set tiebreak after trailing 2-5, Jodar saved two match points to grab the second set, and the Italian swept the decider 6-0.
- Darderi next plays Casper Ruud, who beat Karen Khachanov after a long rain delay, a quick turnaround that raises fresh questions about late finishes and player recovery in Rome.