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A spectator was transported to the hospital after being struck when an advertising banner broke away from the first level during the Alexander Zverev match with Marcos Giron in Halle on Wednesday.
With the favorite at home Zverev leading Giron 5-2 and 15-30 during his round of 32, the game was interrupted when a strong blow was heard in the arena followed by noise agitation.
The images have shown that an advertising table fell above the first level of the stand on spectators seated below.
In a statement, the tournament said that a 62 -year -old woman from Halle, who was sitting in the lower level, had been struck but fortunately, she has not undergone any major injury.
After recovering from the shock, she was able to leave the stadium alone with a bag of ice on the neck given to her by Zverev. She was taken to the local Halle hospital for security reasons.
“Something like that has never happened in our history of the 32 -year -old tournament. We deeply regret the incident,” said RALF Weber tournament director, who personally checked the spectator’s state at the medical center and promised him a seasonal subscription for next year as a little appreciation token.
The event managers, Dr. Udo Kleine and Uwe Greipel-Dominik, said that neighboring board had been checked after the incident before the match to continue. “We suspect that the drum against the cushions caused the screws of the screws.
“This should not happen, and we apologize. We will also check all the other cushions and their ties immediately after the Zverev match. The security of our spectators is our absolute priority.”
How the incident went …
Zverev continued to beat Giron 6-2 6-1 after giving the woman an ice pack after the incident
Jonathan Overend, commenting for Sky Sportssaid: “There is a disturbance in the crowd. A little from the board fell there. You can see that it has come down to the seats.
“It could have been extremely nasty and if someone was touched by the fall of this board … It seems that this row of seats behind (the gentleman) with glasses is unoccupied and fortunately so because it looks like the row of the line.”
He added: You don’t expect to sit in a stadium watching a tennis match and something like it is right next to you.
“There is a couple who receives attention. It seems that the board of directors fell into the row behind them.
“There are medical staff on site and I am sure they will at least undergo precautionary tests behind the scenes. You don’t expect it to happen, never!”
On the field, Zverev finished the match with 23 winners during the 79 -minute competition where Giron had trouble matching the power of the German first service and had no answer when his opponent’s returns found every corners of the court.
N ° 3 in the world, Zverev, who always breastfeeding the disappointment of the final defeat of Stuttgart Open on Sunday by Taylor Fritz, showed no mercy with a comfortable 6-2 6-1 victory.
“It was a great match for me, I thought it was quite high. Maybe he wanted to play a little better than him, but overall, I felt like I did not let him play as well, which was important for me,” said Zverev.
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