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Pro Tennis German Alexander Zverev intervened in the middle of his match at the Halle Open on Wednesday to help a fan who had been struck by a tomb of advertising which was apparently diverted during the match.
The incident took place in the first set of the Zverev match against the American Marcos Giron.
Alexander Zverev in Germany reacts after his match against Marcos Giron in the United States during the tennis tournament Halle ATP in Halle, Germany, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (David Inderied / DPA via AP)
The organizers of the tournament published a statement following the incident explaining that a 62 -year -old woman was seated in the lower level of the Grass Stadium Court had been struck when an advertising table from above came off and came across her.
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Zverev and referee Renaud Lichtenstein ran to check the woman, and the pro tennis n ° 3 gave the woman an ice pack, that the organizers said that she had applied to her neck.
She has not undergone any serious injury and was later transported to hospital.
“There has never been anything like in our history of the 32 -year -old tournament. We deeply regret the incident,” said the director of the Ralf Weber tournament in a statement.
A display panel detached from the stands and fell into the spectators area during the Tennis Halle ATP tournament in Halle, Germany, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (David Inderied / DPA via AP)
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Two of the event managers, Udo Kleine and Uwe Greipel-Dominik, said that the board of directors had probably fallen after the screws to keep it in place had detached due to “drums against the boards”. The boards were then checked and the match continued.
The woman also received a free pass at the tournament next year, according to the organizers.
Despite the incident, Zverev continued to defeat Giron in straight sets.
An ambulance of the German Red Cross crosses the crowd after a display panel detached from the stands and fell into the spectators area during the Tennis Halle ATP tournament in Halle, Germany, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (David Inderied / DPA via AP)
Saturday morning, he qualified for the quarter -final, where he took the first set Italy Flavio Cobolli.
