Halle Open

Halle Open: Hubert Hurkacz overcomes strong challenge from Christopher Eubanks to start title defence

The sixth-seeded Polish player hit 22 aces and needed more than two hours to overcome the 77th-ranked Eubanks. Hurkacz next faces Tallon Griekspoor at the grass-court tournament.

Halle Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and Denis Shapovalov win openers

Meanwhile, Australia's Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the tournament to continue his recovery from a knee injury.

Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Halle Open ahead of Wimbledon

"I tried everything here in Halle to be fit over the past few days, but I had to make the decision to pull out," Kyrgios said on Monday.

Halle Open 2022: Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev to play Hubert Hurkacz in final

Medvedev beat Oscar Otte 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Halle Open; Hurkacz beat Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) in the other semi-final

Halle Open: Ugo Humbert upsets Andrey Rublev to clinch grass court title

Having won two ATP 250 titles in his career, this was the first tournament win at 500 level for Humbert.

Halle Open: World No seven Andrey Rublev survives second set scare to beat Nikoloz Basilashvili

The 23-year-old Russian was made to work for his 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 semi-final victory in just under two hours.

Halle Open: Russia's Andrey Rublev into semi-finals with win over Philipp Kohlschreiber

Rublev is the last remaining seed in the Halle draw after Roger Federer and world number two Daniil Medvedev were among the big-name casualties in the early rounds.

Halle Open: Alexander Zverev becomes latest seed to crash out following defeat against Ugo Humbert

After Roger Federer suffered a shock defeat on Wednesday, Zverev, who reached the semi-finals of the French Open last week, also exited in the second round when he lost 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3 to France's Ugo Humbert.

Halle Open: Roger Federer eliminated in second round by Felix Auger Aliassime

Federer, who will bid to win a ninth title at Wimbledon which starts 28 June, suffered a shock 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 defeat to 20-year-old Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime, who is almost half Federer's age.

Halle Open: Roger Federer eases into Round 2 at grass-court event with straight sets win over qualifier Ilya Ivashka

Federer, the fifth seed in Halle, will meet Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime or Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in the second round.