Halle: Teenager Alexander Zverev caused a major shock as he beat eight-time winner and top seed Roger Federer in the Halle grasscourt semi-finals on Saturday.
<img title="Alexander Zverev" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/19Alexander-Zverev.jpg" alt="Alexander Zverev" /> Alexander Zverev 
Error-strewn Federer&rsquo;s vulnerability on his favourite surface could perhaps be explained by a back injury that made the 34-year-old miss last month&rsquo;s French Open, but this was not the build-up to Wimbledon that the Swiss ace wanted.
The 19-year-old Zverev triumphed 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-3 to reach only his second ATP Tour final after being beaten by Dominic Thiem on clay in Nice last month.
<img title="Roger Federer reacts after losing a point to Alexander Zverev in Halle on Saturday. " src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/19Roger-Federer.jpg" alt="Roger Federer reacts after losing a point to Alexander Zverev in Halle on Saturday. " /> Roger Federer reacts after losing a point to Alexander Zverev in Halle on Saturday. Pics/AFP
The German could yet meet world number seven Thiem, 22, in the final again this time as the Austrian faces another home player in Florian Mayer in Saturday&rsquo;s second semi-final.
The veteran Federer, a 17-time Grand Slam winner, won the last three Halle Open tournaments but he met his match in the spirited World No 38.
Just over a week before the start of Wimbledon, it was the second semi-final defeat in a row on grass for the World No 3 after Thiem beat him in Stuttgart last week. Federer hasn&rsquo;t won a Grand Slam since Wimbledon in 2012 and given the form of World No 1 Novak Djokovic, Federer&rsquo;s current level would unlikely see that run come to an end.
The 1.98m (6&rsquo;6&rdquo;) Zverev is already guaranteed to improve his career-high ranking in Monday&rsquo;s new list to inside the top 30.
Zverev finished with 39 winners and eight aces.

Teenager Alexander Zverev caused a major shock as he beat eight-time winner and top seed Roger Federer in the Halle grasscourt semi-finals on Saturday

German teenager Alexander Zverev stuns Roger Federer in Halle semis

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Teenager Alexander Zverev caused a major shock as he beat eight-time winner and top seed Roger Federer in the Halle grasscourt semi-finals on Saturday

German teenager Alexander Zverev stuns Roger Federer in Halle semis

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