Zverev Reaches First Wimbledon Final, Ends Fery's Run

Alexander Zverev reached his first Wimbledon final by defeating British wild card Arthur Fery 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals. The German, who won his maiden Grand Slam at Roland Garros last month, is now on a 13-match winning streak at majors and will face either defending champion Jannik Sinner or seven-time winner Novak Djokovic for the title Source: eldiado.

How the match unfolded

• The first set was tightly contested until the tie-break, where Zverev won all seven points, capitalizing on a double fault by Fery Source: infobae.
• After that, Zverev's superior serving (up to 224 km/h) and powerful groundstrokes proved too much for the 23-year-old, ranked 114th Source: abc.es.
• Fery, who had eliminated Flavio Cobolli and Grigor Dimitrov en route, could not handle the pressure and lost serve early in the second and third sets Source: lavanguardia.

Rankings and historical context

• With this victory, Zverev will rise to world No.2 on Monday, displacing the injured Carlos Alcaraz Source: clarin.
• He becomes the 13th man in history to reach the final of all four Grand Slams Source: excelsiormx.
• The last German male finalist at Wimbledon was Boris Becker in 1995; the last champion was Michael Stich in 1991 Source: listindiario.

What's next

Zverev aims to become the first man in the Open Era to win his second Grand Slam title immediately after his first. "I have to trust myself and believe I can win," he said, referring to the final opponent Source: elnacionalve. Fery, meanwhile, will rise to about No.36 in the rankings, marking a career breakthrough Source: infobae.