Zverev and an Umpire Assist Spectator After Accident in Halle
In an unexpected incident during the Halle tournament, Alexander Zverev and chair umpire Renaud Lichtenstein provided assistance to a spectator after an accident with an advertising hoarding. The event took place when a billboard came loose from the top of the stadium, hitting a spectator in the lower section. Zverev and Lichtenstein immediately went to help the affected person, providing her with ice.The spectator, as a precautionary measure, was taken to a hospital. According to reports, she did not suffer serious injuries. Despite the incident, Zverev achieved a resounding victory over the American Marcos Giron with a score of 6-1 and 6-2 in the first round of the tournament, a warm-up for Wimbledon. This triumph adds to the good performance of the German tennis player on grass, after finishing as runner-up in Stuttgart the previous week. In other notable results of the day, Daniil Medvedev, third seed, defeated Quentin Halys with scores of 6-2 and 7-5. For his part, Karen Khachanov, eighth seed, defeated Zizou Bergs with a score of 7-5 and 6-3, also in the first round.Something like this has never happened in the 32 years of our tournament’s history. We deeply regret the incident.
Ralf Weber, Tournament Director
