Daniil Medvedev continues fine form on grass to reach Halle Open final
World No 1 Daniil Medvedev will face Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the Halle Open on Sunday.
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Matteo Berrettini makes Wimbledon choice between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal
Matteo Berrettini has revealed who he would rather face at Wimbledon between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic after the Spaniard announced he intended to play the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time in three years. The Italian reached his first Major final at the All England Club last year where he lost to Djokovic but the Spaniard has started the season by winning the Australian Open and French Open.
Matteo Berrettini makes 'grass' joke and opens up on working with Hailey Bieber
Matteo Berrettini made a joke about a different type of grass following his success on the surface. The world No 10 was in good spirits after reaching the semi-finals at Queen's on Friday and opened up on his recent partnership with Boss, which has given him the opportunity to work on campaigns with the likes of Hailey Bieber.
Kyrgios digs into his bag of tricks to reach Halle semi-finals
The Australian, who also reached the final four last weekend in Stuttgart, treated the crowd to an assortment of 'tweeners', behind-the-leg flick returns and an underarm serve to baffle his Spanish opponent in 69 minutes. Kyrgios hit 13 aces and broke three times as he gained momentum on grass as a serious Wimbledon outside threat. Kyrgios said he played a standout match against Carreno Busta in their first meeting since 2016.
'Andy Murray a danger, but can't win Wimbledon' - Peter Fleming praises Scot, but backs Novak Djokovic & Rafa Nadal
Former doubles star Peter Fleming has said Andy Murray will be 'dangerous' at Wimbledon but that there are other stronger contenders in the men's singles draw. Murray reached his first grass-court final since 2016 last week, losing to Matteo Berrettini in three sets in Stuttgart. Ad/> The Scot has slowly rehabilitated after injury put the breaks on the three-time Grand Slam champion's career, and he showed glimpses of his best in Germany as he beat world No.
Kyrgios loses cool before toppling Tsitsipas in Halle
Nick Kyrgios was involved in a heated altercation with the umpire over a time violation before composing himself to down world number six Stefanos Tsitsipas 5-7 6-2 6-4 and advance to the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 Halle Open on Wednesday (Jun 15).
Halle Open: No Sweat As Impressive Nick Kyrgios Sees Off Stefanos Tsitsipas
Nick Kyrgios impressively rallied past Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Halle grass court tournament on Wednesday to hammer home his status as a Wimbledon threat but only after a spat with the chair umpire over sweating. Kyrgios defeated world number six Tsitsipas 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to reach a second successive quarter-final after also making the last eight in Stuttgart five days ago. The 27-year-old smashed his racquet after losing the opener after saving three set points. He then got into a minor spat with the chair umpire in the third game of the second set, landing himself with a warning for time-wasting.
No sweat as impressive Kyrgios sees off Tsitsipas in Halle
HALLE WESTFALEN (Germany): Nick Kyrgios impressively rallied past Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Halle grass court tournament on Wednesday to hammer home his status as a Wimbledon threat but only after a spat with the chair umpire over sweating. Kyrgios defeated world number six Tsitsipas 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to reach a second successive quarter-final after also making the last eight in Stuttgart five days ago. The 27-year-old smashed his racquet after losing the opener after saving three set points.