Zverev ends Fery's Wimbledon run, into 2nd major final
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- Alexander Zverev defeated 114th-ranked British wild card Arthur Fery 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4 in the Wimbledon men's semifinals on Friday at the All England Club
- Zverev is bidding to become the first man in the professional era (since 1968) to win his second Grand Slam title immediately after his first, having claimed the French Open last month
- Arthur Fery, who grew up five minutes from the All England Club and played at Stanford University, was attempting to become the first wild card to reach the Wimbledon final since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001
- Zverev's Sunday final opponent will be the winner of the second semifinal between defending champion Jannik Sinner and seven-time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic
- Novak Djokovic beat Jannik Sinner in five sets the last time they met, in this year's Australian Open semifinals
Why it matters: Zverev is one win from a feat no man has managed since 1968 — claiming his second Grand Slam in the major immediately after his first. The stakes sharpen further depending on Friday's second semifinal: if Djokovic wins, Zverev faces a seven-time Wimbledon champion chasing an eighth; if Sinner wins, he faces the man who dethroned him at the Australian Open.
