Tennis-Djokovic v Thiem French semi-final called off in rain

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, 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).

Organisers said that ticket holders for that match would be refunded. It was not yet known when the match would be re-scheduled or whether it would have an impact on the final, which is scheduled for Sunday.

Rafa Nadal, the 11-times champion, beat Roger Federer in straight sets in the first semi-final. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ossian Shine;)