Tennis-Zverev knocked out in Halle by Frenchman Humbert


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 18 Jun 2021

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 11, 2021 Germany's Alexander Zverev reacts during his semi final match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

(Reuters) - Third seed Alexander Zverev suffered a surprise defeat against Frenchman Ugo Humbert at the Halle grasscourt tournament on Thursday, the third seed going down 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3.

A first set dominated by serve inevitably went to a tiebreak in which Humbert pulled clear to move ahead.

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