Halle: Zverev reaches semi-finals, plays Bublik next

German Alexander Zverev, the No 9 seed, advanced to the semi-finals of Halle by beating Chilean Nicolas Jarry 7-5, 6-3 at the Owl Arena/Gerry-Weber-Stadion on Friday.

Zverev, ranked No 22, will play Kazakh Alexander Bublik next.

The German won against Austrian wildcard Dominic Thiem (6-3, 6-4) and Canadian Denis Shapovalov (6-2, 6-4) ahead of his victory.

Semi-Final Bound 🙌

Two-time Halle runner up @AlexZverev defeats Jarry 7-5 6-3 to make the semi-finals!@ATPHalle pic.twitter.com/WfTaH9J6uA

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 23, 2023

The two-time Halle runner-up has now won all four of the quarter-finals he has played so far this year.

In the previous rounds of the Halle Open, Jarry, ranked No 28, defeated Frenchman Corentin Moutet (6-3, 7-5) and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed (7-6 (7), 7-5).

Halle ATP500, other last 8 results (Owl Arena/Gerry-Weber-Stadion, grass, EUR 2.195.175, most recent results first):

• Andrey Rublev vs. Tallon Griekspoor
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
• Alexander Bublik beat Jannik Sinner (4): 7-5, 2-0 ret.