Arthur Fery defeated in Wimbledon semi-final by Germany's Alexander Zverev

British wildcard Arthur Fery's improbable run at Wimbledon has ended after falling short to Germany's Alexander Zverev in straight sets.

Victory would have seen Fery be only the second Briton to reach the men's singles Wimbledon final in the Open era - after Andy Murray - but the French Open champion outdid him on Centre Court.

Zverev won in three sets, 7-6 (7-0) 6-2 6-4, and is now through to the final, where he will face either Jannik Sinner or Novak Djokovic.

Fery's strong run to reach the semi-final was the major upset of the tournament, having racked up only two Grand Slam match wins before Wimbledon.

He reached the quarter-finals after defeating former semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov in a five-set thriller lasting nearly four hours.

The 23-year-old then made quick work of Italian Flavio Cobolli, who was the runner-up at last month's French Open, in straight sets.

Fery had previously beaten ninth-seed Cobolli at the Australian Open in January, but his win was still an upset considering his ranking of 114 before the tournament.

He is the first British wildcard to reach the semi-finals at a Grand Slam in the open era, and joins Sir Andy Murray, Tim Henman, Cameron Norrie, and Roger Taylor as home male members of the Wimbledon last-four club.

Wildcards are players whose world ranking is not high enough to qualify automatically but who are accepted into the main draw by the committee.

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Fery is only the second wildcard in Wimbledon history to make it through to a semi-final - the other is Goran Ivanisevic, who went on to win the tournament in 2001.

He is also the third-lowest ranked man to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals since 1985. He walked off to an ovation after his performance.

Zverev, who won the French Open last month, could become the seventh man in history to win at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year, joining Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Djokovic, and Carlos Alcaraz.

Speaking on the court after his win, Zverev said: "All of a sudden I'm in the final of Wimbledon. Incredibly happy, incredibly proud, but we've got one more match to go on Sunday."

He praised Fery as an "unbelievable player", adding: "I think he's going to be a senior citizen on our tour because I think he's going to play for 15 years plus and I really think he's going to do amazing things in this sport."

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