The winner of Roland-Garros Alexander Zverev (3rd in the world) qualified on Friday at the age of 29 for his first final at Wimbledon, putting an end to the adventure of the revelation of the tournament, the Briton Arthur Féry (114th).
A little over a month after his first Grand Slam title on Parisian clay, the German won 7-6 (7/0), 6-2, 6-4 against the 23-year-old Londoner, born in the Paris suburbs of French parents before moving to the United Kingdom as a child.
Zverev, who will dislodge the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz from 2nd place in the world thanks to his victory against Féry, will compete for the title on Sunday with the outgoing champion Jannik Sinner (1st) or the seven-time winner of the tournament Novak Djokovic (8th).
Before triumphing at Roland-Garros against the Italian Flavio Cobolli (10th), the Hamburger had lost the first three Grand Slam finals of his career (US Open 2020, Roland-Garros 2024 and Australian Open 2025).
At Wimbledon, Alexander Zverev had never made it past the round of 16 until now.
He will aim for his first title on grass on Sunday, after three finals lost in Halle (2016 and 2017) and Stuttgart (2025).
For his part, Arthur Féry is guaranteed to enter the world top 40 thanks to his career at the All England Club.
Beneficiary of an invitation from the tournament organizers which exempted him from the three qualifying rounds, the son of FC Lorient president Loïc Féry and former professional tennis player Olivia Gravereaux was only playing his fifth Grand Slam final draw at Wimbledon.
He became the first holder of a “wild card” (invitation) in 25 years to reach the last four in London, and the lowest ranked player to be invited to the semi-finals of Wimbledon since the winner of the 2001 edition Goran Ivanisevic (then 125th).
