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News18
4 hours ago
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- News18
Halle Open: Fan Suffers Minor Injury As Advertisement Board Falls
Last Updated: The 62-year-old lady was taken to the hospital as a precaution after a wooden piece from a hoarding fell on her. A woman sustained a minor injury during the encounter between Alexander Zverev and Marcos Giron as an advertisement board fell on her at the Halle Open in Germany on Thursday. The 62-year-old lady was taken to the hospital as a precaution after a wooden piece from a hoarding fell on her, and tournament director Ralf Weber promised the fan a season ticket as a compensatory gesture. 'There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history," 'We deeply regret the incident," Weber added. 'We suspect that the drumming against the boards caused screws to come loose. This must not happen and we apologise," the event organisers said. 'We will also check all the other boards and their fixings immediately after the Zverev match," they added. 'There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history. We deeply regret the incident,' said Tournament Director Ralf Weber. — TERRA WORTMANN OPEN (@ATPHalle) June 18, 2025 Zverev, who reacted quickly to the freak incident as he handed out an ice pack into the stands before the old lady was taken to the hospital, posted a win over his American opponent with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph at Halle, which was turned into a grass court in 2021 from a clay court and has been a tune-up event to the Wimbledon ever since. 'It was a great match from me," the German homeboy said. 'I felt like I didn't let him play that well, which was important," the 28-year-old added. Zverev is slated to take on Italian Lorenzo Sonego in the Round of 16 at Halle on Thursday following his progress. First Published:
North Wales Chronicle
15 hours ago
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Spectator at ATP event in Halle hit by falling advertising banner
The 62-year-old local woman was sitting in the lower tier and left the OWL Arena holding an ice pack against her neck handed to her by Zverev. The tournament website said the woman did not suffer any major injuries but was taken to a nearby hospital to be checked 'for safety reasons'. Tournament director Ralf Weber said: 'We deeply regret the incident. There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history.' Weber said he had promised the woman a season ticket for next year as a small token of appreciation. Event managers Dr Udo Kleine and Uwe Greipel-Dominik said neighbouring boards were checked after the incident before the match was given the go ahead to continue. A joint statement from Kleine and Greipel-Dominik on the tournament website said: 'We suspect that the drumming against the boards caused screws to come loose. 'This must not happen and we apologise. We will also check all the other boards and their fixings immediately after the Zverev match.' 'There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history. We deeply regret the incident,' said Tournament Director Ralf Weber. — TERRA WORTMANN OPEN (@ATPHalle) June 18, 2025 The incident at the ATP 500 grass event round-of-32 tie happened with home favourite Zverev 5-2 ahead and serving for the first set. Second seed Zverev went on to triumph in 6-2 6-1 in returning to winning ways just three days after his Stuttgart Open final defeat to Taylor Fritz. Eighth seed Karen Khachanov also impressed with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Libema Open finalist Zizou Bergs to set up a second-round meeting with Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Glasgow Times
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Spectator at ATP event in Halle hit by falling advertising banner
The 62-year-old local woman was sitting in the lower tier and left the OWL Arena holding an ice pack against her neck handed to her by Zverev. The tournament website said the woman did not suffer any major injuries but was taken to a nearby hospital to be checked 'for safety reasons'. The spectator did not suffer any major injuries but was taken to a nearby hospital to be checked (David Inderlied/dpa via AP) Tournament director Ralf Weber said: 'We deeply regret the incident. There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history.' Weber said he had promised the woman a season ticket for next year as a small token of appreciation. Event managers Dr Udo Kleine and Uwe Greipel-Dominik said neighbouring boards were checked after the incident before the match was given the go ahead to continue. A joint statement from Kleine and Greipel-Dominik on the tournament website said: 'We suspect that the drumming against the boards caused screws to come loose. 'This must not happen and we apologise. We will also check all the other boards and their fixings immediately after the Zverev match.' 'There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history. We deeply regret the incident,' said Tournament Director Ralf Weber. — TERRA WORTMANN OPEN (@ATPHalle) June 18, 2025 The incident at the ATP 500 grass event round-of-32 tie happened with home favourite Zverev 5-2 ahead and serving for the first set. Second seed Zverev went on to triumph in 6-2 6-1 in returning to winning ways just three days after his Stuttgart Open final defeat to Taylor Fritz. Eighth seed Karen Khachanov also impressed with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Libema Open finalist Zizou Bergs to set up a second-round meeting with Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Rhyl Journal
16 hours ago
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- Rhyl Journal
Spectator at ATP event in Halle hit by falling advertising banner
The 62-year-old local woman was sitting in the lower tier and left the OWL Arena holding an ice pack against her neck handed to her by Zverev. The tournament website said the woman did not suffer any major injuries but was taken to a nearby hospital to be checked 'for safety reasons'. Tournament director Ralf Weber said: 'We deeply regret the incident. There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history.' Weber said he had promised the woman a season ticket for next year as a small token of appreciation. Event managers Dr Udo Kleine and Uwe Greipel-Dominik said neighbouring boards were checked after the incident before the match was given the go ahead to continue. A joint statement from Kleine and Greipel-Dominik on the tournament website said: 'We suspect that the drumming against the boards caused screws to come loose. 'This must not happen and we apologise. We will also check all the other boards and their fixings immediately after the Zverev match.' 'There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history. We deeply regret the incident,' said Tournament Director Ralf Weber. — TERRA WORTMANN OPEN (@ATPHalle) June 18, 2025 The incident at the ATP 500 grass event round-of-32 tie happened with home favourite Zverev 5-2 ahead and serving for the first set. Second seed Zverev went on to triumph in 6-2 6-1 in returning to winning ways just three days after his Stuttgart Open final defeat to Taylor Fritz. Eighth seed Karen Khachanov also impressed with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Libema Open finalist Zizou Bergs to set up a second-round meeting with Felix Auger-Aliassime.
South Wales Guardian
16 hours ago
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- South Wales Guardian
Spectator at ATP event in Halle hit by falling advertising banner
The 62-year-old local woman was sitting in the lower tier and left the OWL Arena holding an ice pack against her neck handed to her by Zverev. The tournament website said the woman did not suffer any major injuries but was taken to a nearby hospital to be checked 'for safety reasons'. Tournament director Ralf Weber said: 'We deeply regret the incident. There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history.' Weber said he had promised the woman a season ticket for next year as a small token of appreciation. Event managers Dr Udo Kleine and Uwe Greipel-Dominik said neighbouring boards were checked after the incident before the match was given the go ahead to continue. A joint statement from Kleine and Greipel-Dominik on the tournament website said: 'We suspect that the drumming against the boards caused screws to come loose. 'This must not happen and we apologise. We will also check all the other boards and their fixings immediately after the Zverev match.' 'There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history. We deeply regret the incident,' said Tournament Director Ralf Weber. — TERRA WORTMANN OPEN (@ATPHalle) June 18, 2025 The incident at the ATP 500 grass event round-of-32 tie happened with home favourite Zverev 5-2 ahead and serving for the first set. Second seed Zverev went on to triumph in 6-2 6-1 in returning to winning ways just three days after his Stuttgart Open final defeat to Taylor Fritz. Eighth seed Karen Khachanov also impressed with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Libema Open finalist Zizou Bergs to set up a second-round meeting with Felix Auger-Aliassime.
