ATP 500 Halle 2025, Sinner debuts against Hanfmann: time, where to watch it on TV and previous matches

Halle, 16 June 2025 - After having already made his debut - with a defeat - in tandem with Lorenzo Sonego in doubles, Jannik Sinner he is ready to make his debut in the singles as wellATP 500 in Halle, an event in which he is presenting himself as the reigning champion. In fact, a year ago the world number one defeated the Polish player in the final act Hubert Hurkacz with a double 7-6. In the first round the South Tyrolean faces the German Yannick Hanfmann, 33-year-old world number 138, coming from the qualifiers. The Italian intends to play a good tournament not only to put behind him the disappointment of the comeback suffered in the Roland Garros final by Carlos Alcaraz, but also to prepare himself as best as possible in view of Wimbledon. 

The precedents between Sinner and Hanfmann

The ATP 500 in Halle will be the third meeting between Sinner and Hanfmann. The 2001-born player won both previous matches, winning both the match valid for the first round of the 2023 US Open (6-3, 6-1, 6-1) and the one valid for the first round of Wimbledon in 2024 (6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3). 

Sinner's history in Halle

As already highlighted, in 2024 Sinner triumphed for the first time in his career in the ATP 500 in Halle. In addition to his success against Hurkacz in the final act of the event, our standard-bearer got the better of the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, the German Jan-Lennard Struff and the Chinese Zhang Zhizhen along his path. In the 2023 edition, however, the path of the native of San Candido stopped in the quarterfinals against Aleksandr Bublik due to a muscular problem in his left leg that occurred during the second set (the Kazakh was ahead 7-5, 2-0). Previously, the Italian had prevailed against the Frenchman Richard Gasquet and his compatriot Lorenzo Sonego.

Time and where to see the meeting

The match between Sinner and Hanfmann, valid for the first round of the ATP 500 in Halle, is played Tuesday 17 June on Centre Court of the OWL Arena in Halle and will not start before 15pm. The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sport (in particular on Sky Sport Tennis) and streamed on Sky Go and Now. 

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