Overview
- Nick Kyrgios withdrew after the draw was made, allowing Lorenzo Sonego to enter Halle's main singles draw as a lucky loser and face Ben Shelton in the first round.
- Ben Shelton holds a 4-1 head-to-head edge over Sonego, including their meeting at Wimbledon 2025, which frames expectations for the matchup.
- Kyrgios's doubles pairing with Mattia Bellucci also withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Altmaier and Joao Fonseca as lucky losers in the doubles draw.
- Flavio Cobolli and Ben Shelton advanced in doubles with a 2-6, 7-6(5), 10-8 win over Andrea Vavassori and Adam Pavlasek, while Alexander Zverev prevailed in three sets over Vit Kopriva and will meet Yannick Hanfmann next.
- Andrey Rublev, seeded and ranked 13th, lost his opening match to Hubert Hurkacz, underscoring early surprises at the Terra Wortmann Open as players tune up for Wimbledon.