American Taylor Fritz dominated Germany's Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Halle Open, advancing to set up an all-American final against Frances Tiafoe. Zverev, a French Open champion, pointed to a troublesome glucose sensor for wrecking his performance during the match. Fritz's victory extended Zverev's barren run without a first career title, which now stretches past Halle.
The Halle Open final will play out between Fritz and Tiafoe as both Americans booked spots in the last match of the tournament. The match stayed date-less for now. Zverev's explanation, given through Devdiscourse, named the sensor issue as the breaking tipping point in his loss to Fritz.