Alexander Zverev advanced to a maiden Wimbledon final after triumphing over British wildcard Arthur Fery in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Fery, ranked 114th in the world, was competitive in the first set, but Zverev quickly began to dominate as the match went on before ultimately ending the home hope’s fairytale run at the Championships.
The German will take on either Novak Djokovic or Jannik Sinner in the title bout, both of whom he has a losing record against.
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Aged 29 years and 70 days, Zverev is officially the oldest player in the Open Era to reach the men’s singles final at all four Grand Slams, surpassing the previous record held by Andy Murray, who completed the set at 29 years and eight days.
With his victory, he has also just completed an incredible feat that only six others have ever managed.
Alexander Zverev joins exclusive club after beating Arthur Fery
Zverev has become the seventh player since 1988 to reach the final at all four Grand Slam events, the Olympics and the ATP Finals.
The world number three joins a star-studded list of Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner.
Prior to this year’s edition of the tournament, Zverev had never made it past the fourth round of Wimbledon in nine attempts.
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But Zverev has certainly been playing with newfound confidence after clinching his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, which has translated to grass.
Zverev will now play in his fifth Grand Slam final, bidding to complete the ‘Channel Slam’, the name given to the achievement of winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same season.
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Zverev was handed a golden opportunity to reach a Wimbledon final when the draw was made, which put him on the opposite side to both Sinner and Djokovic, and he has hardly put a foot wrong.
The Roland Garros champion came through a difficult first-round four-set bout with Alexander Blockx before going on to beat Valentin Royer and Marcos Giron in straight sets to advance to the fourth round.
Former Queen’s finalist Jiri Lehecka gave Zverev a run for his money in the round of 16, taking a set, but could not overcome him.
Zverev was faced with Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals, who many considered the favourite, with the American winning each of their previous seven meetings.
But Fritz’s recurring knee injury flaring up early on in the match meant Zverev was able to win comfortably in straight sets.
Though the crowd was firmly in Fery’s corner in the semifinals, Zverev held his nerve and delivered some of the best tennis he has played in his career to defeat the young Briton to reach the last stage in SW19.
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