- 1 Fery vs Zverev : the home dream up against Germany’s new boss
- 2 Arthur Fery still does not want to wake up
- 3 Zverev has no interest in being part of the fairy tale
- 4 Wimbledon prediction Fery vs Zverev
- 5 First, a word on our predictions
- 6 No commitment from us
- 7 Information can change
- 8 Your responsibility
- 9 Responsible gambling first
- 10 Legal age
- 11 About the images
Fery vs Zverev : the home dream up against Germany’s new boss 
They were not exactly supposed to be here together. Alexander Zverev, Roland Garros champion and world No 3, yes. Arthur Fery, world No 114 at the start of Wimbledon and handed a wildcard, far less so. And yet, on Sunday, one of them will be out there in the final on Centre Court.
From the opening round, Fery has turned every hurdle into another chapter in a story that is starting to feel serious. He has hauled himself back from bad positions, survived two fifth-set nail-biters and now he has swept aside Flavio Cobolli in straight sets. Zverev comes from a completely different world. The German has just won his first Grand Slam in Paris and is playing with a fresh calm. Between the madness of the moment and the know-how of the big nights, Wimbledon is about to pick its finalist.
Arthur Fery still does not want to wake up 
Before this Wimbledon, Arthur Fery had won six main-draw matches in his entire career. He has just won five in under two weeks. That comparison tells you plenty about how wild this has become in London. The Brit started his tournament by losing the opening set against Damir Dzumhur. Since then, nothing seems able to stop him. Otto Virtanen and Zizou Bergs have tried. Grigor Dimitrov too. The last two even dragged Fery to a fifth-set tiebreak and still could not knock him out.
On Wednesday, the script changed. This time, no miracle was needed. Against Flavio Cobolli, a recent Roland Garros finalist, Fery got on top early and never let go. A 6-4, 7-6, 6-0 win, with a final set that felt almost unreal for a Grand Slam quarter-final. The Italian had already lost to him in Australia earlier this year. Six months on, same result, only with a far bigger stage attached.
The 23-year-old is now the first wildcard to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001. That comparison will send the home crowd into dreamland: that year, the Croatian went on to finish the job with the trophy in his hands. Fery is still a long way from that, but after what he has already survived, it is hard to ask him to set limits. Centre Court will be fully behind him. It has already mattered in this run, especially when matches have tightened up. On Friday, Fery will need every bit of noise he can get. Because on the other side of the net, he is about to meet a player who is a world away from the ones he has faced so far.
Zverev has no interest in being part of the fairy tale 
Alexander Zverev spent a big chunk of his career chasing a Grand Slam title. Over the past few weeks, the chase has ended. His triumph at Roland Garros seems to have lifted a huge weight off his shoulders and his tennis shows it. The German looks calmer, less rushed, almost free of the tension that used to cling to him in the biggest moments.
His run in London has not been plain sailing, but he has never really looked in danger of losing control. Alexander Blockx, Valentin Royer, Marcos Giron and Jiri Lehecka have all ended up on the wrong side of him. In the quarter-finals, Taylor Fritz was a different kind of problem. The American had won a long stretch of matches against him and had just beaten him again in Halle. Zverev dealt with it in under two hours: 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Fritz was carrying a knee issue, fair enough, but the German never gave him a sniff. His serve made the difference again and the win took him into the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time.
He has now reached a semi-final in all four Grand Slams. The next target is obvious: back-to-back major finals after lifting the trophy in Paris. Another win would also put him back above Carlos Alcaraz into second in the world. Against Fery, his serve will likely be the key. Zverev has already hit 78 aces in the tournament and is winning more than eight points in 10 behind his first delivery. The Brit has returned superbly at Wimbledon, but he has not yet had to live with that sort of power for several hours.
The German also has an almost spotless record against players ranked outside the top 100. He has not lost to one for two years and is on an 18-match winning streak in that situation. Fery has torn down every wall in front of him so far. This one is easily the highest.
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Wimbledon prediction Fery vs Zverev
Alexander Zverev wins 3-0
Arthur Fery has already gone way beyond anything anyone could have expected from him at this Wimbledon. His run has been exceptional and the Centre Court crowd will do everything it can to keep the party going. But the challenge waiting for him on Friday is still another level up.
Alexander Zverev has the experience for this sort of occasion, a serve that has been close to untouchable throughout the tournament and, above all, fresh confidence after winning Roland Garros. Where Cobolli seemed to tighten up under the pressure and the atmosphere, the German has already been through enough huge nights not to get swept away by the occasion.
Fery can nick a set through the energy from the stands and the quality of his return, but Zverev looks too solid now to let this become a long scrap. If the world No 3 keeps serving at the level he has shown in the earlier rounds, a straight-sets win looks the most likely outcome.
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