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A 62 -year -old spectator was injured when an advertising board collapsed during the match of Alexander Zeverev at the Halle Open Tennis tournament in Berlin on Wednesday. Zeverev provided an ice pack to help the injured woman, which was later taken to the local hospital as a precaution.Ralph Weber, director of the tournament, addressed the incident in a statement: “Nothing has happened in the history of our 32 -year tournament. We regret this incident deeply.”Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The organizers offered a season ticket to the spectator for next year’s tournament as compensation for the incident.World No. three, Zeverev defeated the American Marx Giron 6–2, 6–1, secured her place in the final 16 of the Wimbledon Warm-up event, where she would face Lorenzo Sonego.
“It was a great match with me,” said Zeverev. “I felt as if I did not let him play well, which was important.”Daniel Medvedev progressed in the quarter-finals after defeating France’s Quentin Heights 6–2, 7-5, who became the first player to reach this stage of the tournament.In other matches, Alex Michaelsen defeated Stephanos Tsitsipus 7-6 (7/5), 7-5, in which Karen Khachanov also won a direct victory over Zizau Bergs.World number one Jannik Sinner has been scheduled to play against 2023 Halle Champion Alexander Bubliel on Thursday, with a quarter of the final spot.
