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Wimbledon 2026: Alexander Zverev Beats Arthur Ferry, Moves One Win Away From Second Straight Grand Slam
Wimbledon 2026: Alexander Zverev defeated Britain's Arthur Ferry in straight sets, 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4, in the Wimbledon 2026 semifinals, to reach the final for the first time. He will now face the winner of the match between Yannick Sinner and Novak Djokovic in the final for his second consecutive Grand Slam title.
Alexander Zverev, winner of the French Open and second seed from Germany, had a splendid performance to see off the British wildcard Arthur Ferry from a fantastic run of form. Zverev won against Ferry 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 in men's singles semifinal matches played on Friday, thus making his way to the final match at Wimbledon for the first time. Zverev's victory brings him closer to achieving his second consecutive Grand Slam title. He recently bagged his first Grand Slam in Roland Garros, popularly known as the French Open.
It has been his 13th consecutive victory in the Grand Slams. In front of his home crowd, Arthur Ferry gave a good account of himself in the opening set by mounting a counterattack after breaking Zverev in the beginning. However, Ferry forced a tiebreak where Zverev had a splendid performance, winning all seven points to win the tiebreak 7-0.
After winning the first set, Zverev increased both his tempo and aggression. His serve was impressive in the second set, hitting 12 winners. Ferry didn't face a single break point, while Zverev broke him twice to easily win the set. In the third set, Zverev secured a decisive break mid-way through the set and, with a series of powerful groundstrokes, closed out the match in 2 hours and 14 minutes.
