BERLIN, June 17. /TASS/. Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev cleared another round at the 2026 ATP Halle Open tennis tournament in Germany on Wednesday, outplaying Terence Atmane of France.
In a match that lasted one hour and 25 minutes, the 4th-seeded Medvedev, who is playing under a neutral status at the tournament, took down his unseeded French opponent 6-4; 6-4 and is now set to face off in the quarterfinals against Germany’s Daniel Altmaier (wildcard).
Medvedev, 30, is currently 8th in the ATP Rankings. He spent sixteen weeks as the world’s number one player in 2022. He previously won the 2021 US Open and holds 23 ATP titles. He won five of those 23 titles in 2023. Also, in 2021, he won the Davis Cup as well as the ATP Cup playing for the Russian national team.
The 2026 Halle Open is a men's tennis tournament that is played on outdoor grass courts. The ATP 500 series event marks its 33rd edition this year. Matches are played at the OWL Arena in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between June 15 and 21, 2026.
The tournament’s reigning champion is Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan. Yevgeny Kafelnikov is the only Russian to win this tournament, doing it thrice (in 1997, 1998, 2002).
