The No. 3 seed made his case that play should stop Saturday due to rain at 4-4 in the first set of his Rome semifinal with Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The 20-year-old Dane advanced to his third clay-court final of the year courtesy of a 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2 victory on Saturday.

The 14-time Roland Garros champion will miss the Paris major for the first time since winning on his debut in 2005.

Until Tuesday, just 15 lucky losers had made the final eight on the 1000 stage—and none in the same draw.

While neither may be at his peak right now, here’s to the old pals bringing out the best in each other.