Rain halts Rafa on Chatrier

Rather than being crushed by his opening set reverse, though, Bolelli earned an immediate second set break with some virtuoso shotmaking, the exclamation point being a scooped cross-court backhand winner. Only when the rain started to come down and umbrellas started to sprout at courtside did Bolelli seem to lose his focus and after Rafa rallied to lead 4-3, there was some discussion between the Italian and the chair umpire about coming off court. When they decided to carry on, Nadal broke to love and soon moved into a two-set lead after 86 minutes.