HALLE: Taylor Fritz came from a set down on Saturday to see off French Open champion Alexander Zverev 6-7(4/7), 6-4, 7-5 and book his place in the ATP final on the grass in Halle.
The American has now won his past seven meetings against the top seed. He leads their head-to-head 10-5.
After making the better start by breaking to lead 3-1, Zverev then ran into difficulties in the heat and had to stop at 4-3 on Fritz’s serve, leaving the court for a medical timeout.
After an interruption of a few minutes, Zverev found energy to take the opening set in a tie-break.
He dropped his serve at the end of the second set, giving Fritz the chance to serve to level the match at one set all, an opportunity the American seized.
That pattern repeated in the deciding set, with Fritz breaking Zverev before a possible tie-break to win the match.
Published in Dawn, June 21st, 2026