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4 hours ago
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Zverev overcomes bout of sickness to set up Halle Open semifinal with Medvedev
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Alexander Zverev recovered from feeling unwell in the first set to defeat Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 in the Halle Open tennis quarterfinals on Friday. 'I felt fine before the match and then out of nowhere I felt really, really bad and felt ill,' No.2 seed Zverev said. 'I went to throw up and then 15 minutes later I felt okay again. So, I don't know what it was. I've never experienced that before. Hopefully I will be fine the next couple of hours." Advertisement Zverev, who became the fifth player to reach five or more semifinals at the event after former champions Roger Federer, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Tommy Haas, now faces one of his oldest rivals, Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev knocked out Alex Michelsen 6-4, 6-3 to reach his third tour-level semifinal of the season. 'I think it's the guy I've played the most in my career,' Zverev said. "Definitely he's one of the toughest opponents in my career. It's going to be a great match and I'm really looking forward to facing him.' Alexander Bublik and Karen Khachanov will contest the other semi-final. Advertisement Bublik, who beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the second round, defeated Tomas Machac 7-6, 6-3 while Khachanov overcame Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 6-2. ___ More AP tennis: The Associated Press
Al Arabiya
4 hours ago
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Zverev Overcomes Bout Of Sickness To Set Up Halle Open Semifinal With Medvedev
Alexander Zverev recovered from feeling unwell in the first set to defeat Flavio Cobolli 6–4, 7–6 in the Halle Open tennis quarterfinals on Friday. 'I felt fine before the match and then out of nowhere I felt really, really bad and felt ill,' No. 2 seed Zverev said. 'I went to throw up and then 15 minutes later I felt okay again. So I don't know what it was. I've never experienced that before. Hopefully I will be fine the next couple of hours.' Zverev, who became the fifth player to reach five or more semifinals at the event after former champions Roger Federer, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Philipp Kohlschreiber, and Tommy Haas, now faces one of his oldest rivals, Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev knocked out Alex Michelsen 6–4, 6–3 to reach his third tour-level semifinal of the season. 'I think it's the guy I've played the most in my career,' Zverev said. 'Definitely he's one of the toughest opponents in my career. It's going to be a great match and I'm really looking forward to facing him.' Alexander Bublik and Karen Khachanov will contest the other semifinal. Bublik, who beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the second round, defeated Tomas Machac 7–6, 6–3, while Khachanov overcame Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6–3, 6–2.
Associated Press
4 hours ago
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Zverev overcomes bout of sickness to set up Halle Open semifinal with Medvedev
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Alexander Zverev recovered from feeling unwell in the first set to defeat Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 in the Halle Open tennis quarterfinals on Friday. 'I felt fine before the match and then out of nowhere I felt really, really bad and felt ill,' No.2 seed Zverev said. 'I went to throw up and then 15 minutes later I felt okay again. So, I don't know what it was. I've never experienced that before. Hopefully I will be fine the next couple of hours.' Zverev, who became the fifth player to reach five or more semifinals at the event after former champions Roger Federer, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Tommy Haas, now faces one of his oldest rivals, Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev knocked out Alex Michelsen 6-4, 6-3 to reach his third tour-level semifinal of the season. 'I think it's the guy I've played the most in my career,' Zverev said. 'Definitely he's one of the toughest opponents in my career. It's going to be a great match and I'm really looking forward to facing him.' Alexander Bublik and Karen Khachanov will contest the other semi-final. Bublik, who beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the second round, defeated Tomas Machac 7-6, 6-3 while Khachanov overcame Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 6-2. ___ More AP tennis:
BBC News
6 hours ago
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Zverev and Medvedev win after sickness and nosebleed
World number three Alexander Zverev sprinted off court to vomit mid-match but recovered to beat Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-4 7-6 (8-6) at the Halle the second game of his quarter-final of the grass-court tournament Zverev requested a toilet break and ran off court to be looked visibly unwell on his return and initially struggled in longer rallies, but he got better as the match went on and managed to hold off world number 24 Cobolli."I felt fine before the match. Then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, I felt really, really bad. I felt ill, went to throw up and then 15 minutes later I felt OK again," the 28-year-old German said."I don't know what it was, I've never experienced that before. I hope I'll be fine in the next couple of hours when the adrenaline settles."In the semi-finals Zverev will face Daniil Medvedev, whose match on Friday was also briefly delayed when the Russian had a nosebleed on needing a medical timeout in the second set, the former world number one ended up cruising to a 6-4 6-3 win over American Alex Michelsen to keep his preparations for Wimbledon on track, with 10 days to go before the start of the grass-court Grand Slam. "The shadows on the court made the conditions quite difficult. It took some time to get used to it," Medvedev, 29, said. Sabalenka saves four match points in win There was also drama at the Berlin Open, where world number one Aryna Sabalenka saved four match points to beat Elena Rybakina 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 7-6 (8-6).The Belarusian was down 6-2 in the deciding tie-break and only saved the first match point thanks to a fortunate net was to be the momentum swing Sabalenka needed. Kazakh 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina never recovered and Sabalenka won the next five points to reach Saturday's semi-finals."It's amazing to win matches like this, it trains your fighting spirit for the next tournaments and I'm proud of myself for trying till the very last point," said 27-year-old will face another former Wimbledon champion in the semi-finals in Czech Marketa Vondrousova, who beat Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-1 in a re-match of their 2023 final at the All England Club.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
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Zverev defeats Cobolli to reach semi-finals in Halle
German tennis player Alexander Zverev celebrates after defeating Italy's Flavio Cobolli in their men's singles quarter-final match at the Terra Wortmann Open. David Inderlied/dpa Home favourite Alexander Zverev has reached the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Halle with a victory against Flavio Cobolli on Friday. Zverev prevailed 6-4, 7-8 (8-6) and will now face third seed Daniil Medvedev on Saturday. Advertisement The German had to deal with health problems right at the start of the match. He had to leave the centre court at 1-0, 40-40 and only returned after around three minutes, struggling with stomach issues. "Everything was fine before the match. Then I suddenly just didn't feel well, got off the court and threw up. I've never felt anything like that before. After that, I think I did a good match," Zverev said. After returning to the court, Zverev grabbed his stomach a few times, but played with concentration and won the first set after 47 minutes. He missed the only two break points in the second set, and the match was decided in the tie-break, in which Zverev converted his second match point after 1 hour and 40 minutes. Advertisement Zverev is making another attempt at winning a first career grass court title. He was a Halle runner-up twice and last week lost another final on the surface, against American Taylor Fritz in Stuttgart. German tennis player Alexander Zverev celebrates after defeating Italy's Flavio Cobolli in their men's singles quarter-final match at the Terra Wortmann Open. David Inderlied/dpa German tennis player Alexander Zverev in action against Italy's Flavio Cobolli during their men's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Terra Wortmann Open. David Inderlied/dpa
