Female fan, 62, taken to the hospital after the advertising panel had collapsed her during the Alexander Zverev match – while the German star is standing to her

A female fan was taken to the hospital after a billboard had fallen on her Alexander ZverevMatch at the Halle Open.

The German star stood against the Marcos Giron of the United States in his opening match of the tournament on Wednesday.

While Giron went on 5-2 in the first set, a loud bang could be heard on television reporting of the event.

The shocked American was seen pausing and the stands looked at the cause of the noise.

“Golly, a disturbance in the crowd,” Sky Sports commentator explained to viewers.

“A bit of the board has lost weight and coming on the seats, I hope everyone is in order.”

A female fan could be seen who held her neck, while another spectator moved the piece billboard that had fallen on her from the top layer of the stadium

The American player Marcus Giron had paused the game after hearing the board falling into the crowd

Alexander Zverev was seen who came to the spectators’ help by taking an ice suit

Cameras pledged around to the crowd to show a panel of a billboard, had come loose and cases of the upper layer of the owl arena in the lower layer.

A spectator was to see that the fallen advertising board moved, while a woman in the front row was seen with her hands on her neck in discomfort.

Zverev came to the spectators’ assistance with the world No3 that came across with an ice pack, which was passed in the stands and earned the German starplaus with the crowd.

Halle Open organizers issued a statement after the incident and confirmed that the 62-year-old fan had avoided great injuries and could leave the stadium itself.

Organizers added that the fan was still taken to the hospital for safety reasons.

“There has never been anything like this in our 32-year-old tournament history,” said Ralf Weber, tournament director.

“We deeply regret the incident.”

De Halle Open said that Weber had personally asked about the fans condition in the medical center and offered her a free ticket for next year’s tournament as a gesture.

The World No3 was welcomed when he passed the ice suit in the stands to help the fan

A gap was visible in the advertisements, where the organizers claim that drumming on the board may have let the board come loose

Spectators gathered to support the fan, who avoided great injuries in the incident

Zverev was seen to look into the crowd while the fan was asked to follow the incident

“We suspect that drums against the shelves ensure that screws are coming,” added event managers Udo Kleine and Uwe Greipel-Dominik.

‘This should not happen and our apologies. We will also check all other boards and their confirmations immediately after the Zverev competition. ‘

Zverev eventually earned a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 victory over Giron to continue to the last-16, before offering his good wishes to the fan.

“Of course something like that should not happen, I hope the lady is in order and is well cared for,” said Zverev, according to Bild.

‘She only walked away, which means she is pretty good. That’s the most important thing.

“The first priority is that everyone goes home happily and healthy.”

Zverev will be confronted in the last 16 in the Italian Lorenzo Sonego.