Overview

• World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-3 to reach the second round at the Halle ATP 500 event.
• Carlos Alcaraz opened his Queen’s Club campaign with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) victory over Adam Walton in London.
• World No. 3 Alexander Zverev will face Marcos Giron in Halle’s first round on June 18 as he aims to close the gap on Sinner and Alcaraz in the rankings.
• Zverev is also competing in the Halle doubles draw alongside Marcelo Melo as part of his final grass-court tune-up before Wimbledon.
• Italian Lorenzo Sonego ousted Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-2 and Alexander Bublik also advanced to set up second-round clashes in Halle.