HALLE: 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

The world number 11 came through 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 after an exceptional baseline battle lasing just under three hours.

Daniil Medvedev will play in his first final on the tour since March 2024, against Kazakhstans Alexander Bublik who rallied past Russian Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4.