Ruthless Zverev spoils Fery's Wimbledon dream to power into final

10 Jul 2026, 15:03 · CNA · Join

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2026 Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after winning his semi final match against Britain's Arthur Fery REUTERS/Toby Melville

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2026 Britain's Arthur Fery in action during his semi final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2026 Britain's Arthur Fery during a break in play of his semi final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Toby Melville

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2026 Germany's Alexander Zverev and Britain's Arthur Fery leave the court after their semi final match REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

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LONDON, July 10 : Alexander Zverev ended the fairytale Wimbledon run of Briton Arthur Fery with a 7-6(0) 6-2 6-4 win on Friday to reach the final, where he will have an opportunity to win back-to-back Grand Slam trophies after his French Open success.

Fresh off his Roland Garros triumph that handed him a long-awaited breakthrough after years of heartbreak, the German made his fifth major title clash and will battle reigning Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner or seven-times winner Novak Djokovic.

On a warm afternoon punctuated by gusts of wind, Zverev took time to find his stride as he traded breaks early with Fery, but it was all smooth sailing in the tiebreak where the 29-year-old did not drop a point to win the first set.

Fery, bidding to become the second man to make a major final as a wildcard after Goran Ivanisevic at Wimbledon in 2001, kept pushing in the next set, but he quickly found himself down 1-4 as his more experienced opponent dialled up the intensity.

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The vociferous Centre Court crowd rallied behind Fery after the 23-year-old appeared to let his frustrations boil over, but they were soon silenced when Zverev unshackled his fiery serve and forehand to tighten his grip on the match.

Up two sets to love, Zverev continued to dominate Fery and breezed through in clinical fashion to ensure he became only the 13th man in the professional era since 1968 to reach all four Grand Slam finals.

Ruthless Zverev spoils Fery's Wimbledon dream to power into final

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