The Italian eventually prevailed 6-3 3-6 6-3 in two hours and 18 minutes.
Tommy Paul won an all-American clash with Sebastian Korda on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Italy's Lorenzo Musetti at the Queen's ATP tournament in London.Korda also lost in the semi-finals at Queen's last year Musetti holds a 7-1 record on grass this year, having advanced to the semi-finals in Stuttgart last week.
22-year-old proved Jannik Sinner is not the only Italian to be feared at Wimbledon