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Medvedev defeats old rival Zverev to reach Halle Open final, Bublik awaits
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Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates beating Germany's Alexander Zverev, during their men's singles semifinal, at the Halle tennis tournament, Germany, Saturday, June 21, 2025. - photo by David Inderlied/dpa via AP
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Daniil Medvedev ended home favorite Alexander Zverev’s hopes of grass-court glory with a 7-6 (3), 6-7 (1), 6-4 win in their Halle Open semifinal on Saturday. Medvedev recovered from squandering three match points on Zverev’s serve at 5-6 in the second set and took nearly 3 hours to get past his old rival and reach his first final in 15 months. “I could have done much better when I had the break in the second but it is normal,” Medvedev said.