PARIS — The Drench Open dried out considerably on Wednesday, and after two days of open umbrellas and covered clay, the results, not rain, came pouring in for a change.
It was sometimes worth the wait: See the first two sets of Andy Murray’s 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 6-2 victory over Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals.
It was sometimes one-way traffic from the start: See Murray’s soon-to-be semifinal opponent, Stan Wawrinka, and his 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7) manhandling of Albert Ramos-Viñolas, the last Spanish man and last left-hander remaining in the singles.
But at least they were playing instead of complaining, even if it had to be under a leaden sky that made spotting the Eiffel Tower from the upper reaches of the Philippe Chatrier Court an impossibility.