LIVE IN THE TICKER | Alexander Zverev fights against Alexander Bublik for the final in Halle

Alexander Zverev goes against with a negative 1:2 balance Alexander Bublik into the semi-finals, but is still considered a favourite.

The hamburger is warned, however. “It’s like a coin toss. You never know which foot he got up on,” says Zverev about his opponent.

Bublik can “serve 30 aces or 20 double faults”, but is currently playing “very consistently and well, probably his best tennis this year,” the German Olympic champion continued.

2:31 p.m. – Zverev – Bublik 1: 4

It will be really difficult for Zverev to create the break he needs in sentence one. Bublik remains untouchable on serve. 4:1

2:28 p.m. – Zverev – Bublik 1: 3

Bublik starts wide awake, repeatedly outwitting Zverev with stops and the subsequent lobs or passing shots. Two breakballs for the Kazakh after a backhand error by Zverev. And then he beats the forehand. break Bublik to 3:1, and that reflects the course of the match.

2:23 p.m. – Zverev – Bublik 1: 2

Bublik has made a very stable impression on serve so far. Zverev has trouble bringing the returns into his opponent’s field. Bublik has not yet given a point in his own service.

2:20 p.m. – Zverev – Bublik 1: 1

At Zverev, the first serve at the beginning of the match is not yet stable. The German often has to go through the second service, the rallies are then logically a little longer than with Bublik’s serve earlier. But after the Kazakh made a mistake at the stop, it’s 1-1.

2:17 p.m. – Zverev – Bublik 0: 1

Bublik serves to start the game. The Kazakh makes a lot of free points over the serve. With zero, he wins his game 1-0.

INFO – Zverev – Bublik

The players have entered the field. The import phase begins. The sun is shining brightly over the Center Court in Halle. Nothing should stand in the way of carrying out the game as planned.

INFO – Zverev – Bublik

By reaching the semi-finals, Alexander Zverev passed Jan-Lennard Struff again in the ranking and will be the best German again from Monday. Should he make it through to the finals, the Olympic champion will return to the top 20 in the world.

INFO – Zverev – Bublik

The two players have faced each other three times in their careers, and twice the winner was Bublik. Zverev described his opponent as “completely unpredictable” before the match. Anything is possible between 30 aces and 20 double faults.

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Welcome! Alexander Zverev will fight Alexander Bublik from 2:00 p.m. for a place in the final of the ATP tournament in Halle. Sebastian Würz accompanies the duel for you here in the live ticker. Have fun!