Alex Zverev continued his Wimbledon preparations with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over the USA’s Marcos Giron to reach the second round in Halle, despite his attention being temporarily diverted to help an injured fan in the stands.

Alexander Zverev and an umpire helped out with ice after a spectator was struck by a falling advertising board during his match at the Halle grass-court tournament Wednesday.The board fell from the upper tier of the stadium into the crowd on the lower tier near the end of the first set and struck a 62-year-old female spectator from the local area,

Alexander Zverev's hunt for an elusive grasscourt title began with a clinical 6-2 6-1 victory over Marcos Giron in the first round of the Halle Open on Wednesday in a match interrupted by an advertising hoarding falling on spectators.