The director of ATP Halle apologizes: "Something like this had never happened in the 32-year history of the tournament"

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Tragedy was narrowly avoided at the ATP Halle 2025. It all happened on Tuesday during the match between Alexander Zverev and Marcos Giron. The match was proceeding smoothly until an advertising sign fell from the second tier and struck a woman. Fortunately, the woman only suffered a blow with no major consequences. Therefore, Ralf Weber, the tournament director, has apologized for the incident: "Something like this has never happened in our 32-year tournament history. We deeply regret the incident. We suspect that the pounding against the boards caused the screws to loosen. This should not happen, and we apologize. We will also immediately check the rest of the boards and their fixings after Zverev's match", stated the director, who also confirmed that the woman affected by the incident will receive a free pass for the entire tournament next year.

"There has never been anything like this in our 32-year tournament history. We deeply regret the incident," said Tournament Director Ralf Weber. pic.twitter.com/oFrcNjouTz

— TERRA WORTMANN OPEN (@ATPHalle) June 18, 2025

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