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.
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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.
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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
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