Taylor Fritz dashed Alexander Zverev's hopes of a grass **** le in front of home German fans after winning 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-5 in the Halle semi-final on Saturday.
The fifth seed pounced towards the end of third set against Zverev, who was struggling with his diabetes. It will be an all-US final after Frances Tiafoe beat Daniel Altmaier 6-1, 6-3 in the other semi-final in western Germany.
Recent French Open champion Zverev, gunning for a second Grand Slam **** le at Wimbledon starting next Monday, has had a good work-out in the warm-up.
But the top seed is still without the Halle **** le despite four consecutive semi-finals and two lost finals in 2016 and 2017.
The German was on a 10-match winning streak including Paris, but Fritz was too good on one of his favourite surfaces given Zverev's ill-health and the scorching weather.
The fifth seed pounced towards the end of third set against Zverev, who was struggling with his diabetes. It will be an all-US final after Frances Tiafoe beat Daniel Altmaier 6-1, 6-3 in the other semi-final in western Germany.
Recent French Open champion Zverev, gunning for a second Grand Slam **** le at Wimbledon starting next Monday, has had a good work-out in the warm-up.
But the top seed is still without the Halle **** le despite four consecutive semi-finals and two lost finals in 2016 and 2017.
The German was on a 10-match winning streak including Paris, but Fritz was too good on one of his favourite surfaces given Zverev's ill-health and the scorching weather.
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