Alex Zverev continued his Wimbledon preparations with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over the USA’s Marcos Giron to reach the second round in Halle, despite his attention being temporarily diverted to help an injured fan in the stands.

An unfortunate event disrupted Alexander Zverev’s opening match at the ongoing Halle Open. The 28-year-old began his campaign in the ongoing ATP event on Wednesday, where he defeated America's Marcos Giron in straight sets with a score of 6-2,

Alexander Zverev and an umpire helped out with ice after a spectator was struck by a falling advertising board during his match at the Halle grass-court tournament Wednesday.The board fell from the upper tier of the stadium into the crowd on the lower tier near the end of the first set and struck a 62-year-old female spectator from the local area,