Alexander Bublik regained the ATP 500 crown in Halle! An in-form Kazakh played against his good friend Daniil Medvedev in the final and earned a 6-3, 7-6 victory in an hour and 21 minutes.

Following his second Halle Open triumph in three years, the Kazakh said he "nearly called it quits" on his tennis career in 2024.

Winning his second ATP 500 title, Alexander Bublik became just the fourth player in the history of the Halle Open to claim the trophy more than once, after Roger Federer (10), Yevgeny Kafelnikov (thre