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Fritz Rallies Past Zverev to Set up All-American Halle Final with Tiafoe
Taylor Fritz rallied past Alexander Zverev in three sets and will meet Frances Tiafoe in an all-American final after Zverev took a medical timeout.
- Taylor Fritz defeated French Open champion Alexander Zverev 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 in the Halle Open semi-finals on Saturday, snapping the German's 10-match winning streak.
- Hampered by heat, Zverev required a medical timeout after claiming the opening set, while Fritz capitalized on his opponent's physical struggles to force a decisive third-set break.
- Frances Tiafoe cruised past Daniel Altmaier 6-1, 6-3 to reach the final, setting up an all-American championship clash and Halle's first American finalists since Mardy Fish in 2004.
- Aiming for an 11th career title on grass, Fritz will face Tiafoe in Sunday's final. "I felt like I played a good tiebreak," Fritz said of his comeback.
- Fritz now leads his head-to-head record against Zverev 10-5 after winning his past seven meetings against the German, continuing a remarkable recent dominance over the world's third-ranked player.
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Taylor Fritz (ATP-9), who is in excellent form on grass, has reached the final of the ATP-500 tournament in Halle.
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For the fourth time in a row Alexander Zverev fails in the semi-finals of Halle. But for the defeat, the diabetic has an explanation: A defective sensor lets him take far too much sugar.
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ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz tops Alexander Zverev to reach Halle final
For the second consecutive week there will be an All-American final with Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe earning semifinal victories Saturday on grass in the Terra Wortman Open at Halle, Germany.
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