Alexander Zverev Vomits Mid-Match, Rallies for Semifinal Berth at Halle Open

Alexander Zverev threw up in the middle of his Halle Open quarterfinal match with Italy's Flavio Cobolli before rallying to advance to the semifinal.

After briefly leaving to vomit during the first set, Zverev returned to claim a 6-4, 7-6(8) victory on Friday in Germany.

"I felt fine before the match. Then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, I felt really, really bad. I felt ill, went to throw up and then 15 minutes later I felt OK again," Zverev said after the win, per Reuters.

"I don't know what it was, I've never experienced that before. I hope I'll be fine in the next couple of hours when the adrenaline settles. After that I think it was a pretty good match."

Zverev will next take on Daniil Medvedev for a shot at the Halle Open finals.

The World No. 3 entered the tournament with a 32-12 record this year, highlighted by his victory over Ben Shelton at Munich in April.

The win marked the 24th ATP Tour victory of Zverev's career, but he is still in search of his first grass-court title after conceding defeat to Taylor Fritz in the final of the Stuttgart Open last week.

He has previously made it to the finals in Halle in 2016 and 2017, but lost to Florian Mayer and Roger Federer, respectively.

Zverev wasn't the only player who dealt with medical issues during his quarterfinal match.

Medvedev's 6-4 6-3 win over Alex Michelsen was delayed when the Russian suffered a nosebleed during his match.

Having proven himself a threat on grass with Wimbledon semifinal appearances in 2023 and 2024, Medvedev is also seeking his first tournament win in Halle. He previously reached the final of the event before losing to Hubert Hurkacz in 2022.

Medvedev holds a 12-7 all-time record against Zverev, according to the ATP Tour. The Russian has won their last three matchups, most recently defeating Zverev in a five-set thriller during the Australian Open semifinals in January.