Djokovic v Thiem French semi-final to resume on Saturday


Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 7, 2019. Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his semifinal match against Austria's Dominic Thiem. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

PARIS (Reuters) - The men's French Open semi-final clash between world number one Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem was called off for the day because of bad weather and will resume at 1200 local time (1000GMT) on Saturday, organisers said on Friday.

Thiem was leading 6-2 3-6 3-1 when rain stopped play for the second time at 1740 local time (1540GMT).

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