Performance levels lifted as conditions improved with clean surf in the two-foot-plus range. The Round of 48 and 6 Heats of the Round of 32 were completed before the competition went on hold due to onshore winds.
The top seed Fritz defeated Australian player Aleksandar Vukic 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4 in the championship match to win the ATP 250 title in his first match on home soil since March.
Zverev, a confident 19-year-old who had defeated top seed Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals, gave Fils little opportunity to catch his breath with a hard-hitting, big-serving performance on the German clay in their first Lexus ATP Head2Head match.
With Nadal not playing due to injury, the world number one and top seed Carlos Alcaraz from Spain is an obstacle that Djokovic will have to overcome. The duo met earlier this year at the semifinals of the French Open and Djokovic won the match. Before that, youngster Alcaraz had beat Djokovi
The seventh-seeded duo of Satwik and Chirag produced a flawless performance to dominate Indonesia's Alfian and Adrianto 21-13 21-13 and clinch a spot in the semifinals in 41 minutes.