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Zverev Sets up Fritz Semi at Halle Open

Zverev reached his fourth straight Halle semi-final with a 7-6, 7-6 win and will face Taylor Fritz, who saved a match point against Ben Shelton.

  • On Friday, French Open champion Alexander Zverev reached the Halle Open semi-finals in Germany, defeating Belgian qualifier Raphael Collignon 7-6 , 7-6 to set up a clash with American Taylor Fritz.
  • Earlier on Friday, Fritz battled past compatriot Ben Shelton in three sets, exacting revenge five days after losing the Stuttgart ATP tournament final to Shelton.
  • Despite his 10-match winning streak across clay and grass, Zverev faces a difficult challenge; he has lost his past six matches against Fritz.
  • Zverev, who has reached the semi-finals at this Wimbledon warm-up event four consecutive times, said, "It was an incredible match, with a very high level of play." He has never won the Halle title.
  • German Daniel Altmaier defeated fourth seed Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-7 , 6-4 in the remaining quarter-finals and will face either world number four Felix Auger Aliassime or American Frances Tiafoe in the semi-finals.
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ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev survives upset bid in Germany

Germany's Alexander Zverev was the only one of the top four seeds to escape the upset bug during quarterfinal action on Friday at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany. The top-seeded Zverev held off Belgium's Raphael Collignon 7-6 (10), 7-6 (2) as both players uncorked 14 aces and lost no service games during their

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Alexander Zverev (ATP 3) was relieved and happy on Friday to have qualified for the semi-finals of the Halle Field ATP 500 tournament after having had to fight with Raphaël Collignon (ATP 51). ...

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Zverev sets up Fritz semi at Halle Open

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Alexander Zverev has reached the semi-finals of the Halle grass tournament. The top-seeded German was too strong for Belgian qualifier Raphael Collignon, winning 7-6 (10), 7-6 (2).

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