Zverev Wins Despite Getting Sick
- On June 20, 2025, Alexander Zverev overcame illness to beat Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 at the Halle Open in Germany.
- Zverev fell ill suddenly during the match, requesting a toilet break to vomit but felt okay again 15 minutes later before rallying to win.
- Zverev started strong by breaking the first game and finished with 22 winners and 12 net points despite exhaustion and challenging conditions.
- He will face Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev, who reached the semi-finals by defeating American Alex Michelsen 6-4, 6-3 despite a nosebleed and court shadows.
- This match continues the rivalry where Medvedev holds a 12-7 head-to-head lead and has won their last three meetings, highlighting a tough upcoming semi-final.
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Zverev battles in Halle
Home favourite Alexander Zverev shrugged off a mystery illness at Halle on Friday to battle past Italian Fabio Cobolli and progress to the last four of the Wimbledon warm-up. The German second seed felled Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) and will next face Daniil Medvedev, after the Russian third seed beat…
The German Alexander Zverev reached the semifinals of the Halle tournament after beating the Italian Flavio Coboli, by 6-4 and 7-6(6), and will face the Russian Daniil Medvedev who previously toppled the American Alex Michelsen.wf_cms.rss.read_more
6-4, 6-3. It's the result with which Daniil Medvedev beat Alex Michelsen in about an hour and a half of the game. The Russian won and will challenge Alexander Zverev in the semifinal of the German tournament on grass. But as far as the result says the opposite, there was a time of difficulty for Medvedev during the match. The number one ex in the world had in fact an unexpected in the second set, when he had a slip after having got the break in …
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