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.

A fan was hit by an advertising panel that fell from an upper tier during a match at the Halle Open in Germany with the woman having to go to hospital after the incident

German tennis player Alexander Zverev helped a spectator who was hit by a falling panel from an advertisement board during his Wednesday match at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany.