US EditionMedvedev Outlasts Zverev to Set up Halle Final Against Bublik
- Daniil Medvedev prevailed over Alexander Zverev in a tightly contested semi-final at the Halle Open on June 21, 2025, winning in three sets with scores of 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 after nearly three hours of play.
- Medvedev reached his first ATP final in 15 months, having last played one in March 2024 and will face Alexander Bublik, the 2023 Halle champion, in Sunday's final.
- During a fiercely contested first set, Medvedev received medical attention for a nosebleed when the score was tied at 4-all, and later he saved three match points against Zverev in the second set tiebreak before prevailing.
- Medvedev leads their head-to-head 13-7, said he played well, and Bublik called his first Halle title the biggest of his career with a chance for a second.
- Both Medvedev and Bublik will enter the world's top 10 on Monday regardless of the final result, with Medvedev seeking his 21st tour-level title.
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Medvedev dispatches home hope Zverev to meet Bublik in Halle final
HALLE WESTFALEN, GERMANY: Russian Daniil Medvedev dispatched home favourite Alexander Zverev in three sets to reach his first final in 15 months at the ATP tournament in Halle on Saturday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Will Aleksander Bublik win the Halle tournament for the second time or will third seed Danil Medvedev prevent him? In London, Carlos Alcaraz and Jiri Lehečka will compete for the title at Queen's. These are, of course, the general matches before the start of Wimbledon on the sacred grass.
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Medvedev defeats old rival Zverev to reach Halle Open final, Bublik awaits
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Daniil Medvedev ended home favorite Alexander Zverev’s hopes of grass-court glory with a 7-6 (3), 6-7 (1), 6-4 win in their Halle Open semifinal on Saturday.
Alexander Zverev gives everything for three hours. But in the end, it is not enough to enter the finale of Halle.
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