Luna Rossa missed its first match point in its Louis Vuitton Cup semi-final against American Magic with the US team winning the fifth race in almost wind-less conditions to stand 1-4 down with five wins needed to progress to the final against Alinghi or Ineos Britannia with the Brits 4-1 up on the Swiss.
The eventual winner of the LV Cup earns the right to contest the America's Cup against holders Team New Zealand in the klatest edition of the world's oldest sporting competition next month.
Organisers postponed Monday's sixth races to Wednesday because of lack of wind.
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