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Wildcard Fery Faces Zverev in Wimbledon Semis; Kostyuk Advances

From Al Jazeera · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • British wildcard Arthur Fery has reached the Wimbledon men's semifinals, becoming the first wildcard to do so since 2001, and will face Alexander Zverev.
  • Fery expressed his disbelief and excitement at his run, noting it would be a dream to play the final on his birthday.
  • In the women's draw, Marta Kostyuk advanced to the semifinals and will play Linda Noskova, while Alexander Zverev secured his semifinal spot by defeating Taylor Fritz.

British wildcard Arthur Fery has achieved a remarkable feat, reaching the Wimbledon men's semifinals after a stunning victory over Flavio Cobolli. The world number 114 is the first Wimbledon wildcard to make it to the semifinals since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001, and he now faces a formidable opponent in French Open champion Alexander Zverev.

It gets better and better every match. It’s incredible. I just can’t believe it.

— Arthur FeryDescribing his unexpected success at Wimbledon.

Fery, who turns 24 on Sunday, is just two wins away from potentially becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon since Andy Murray in 2016. He described his journey as "incredible" and expressed his hope of playing in the final on his birthday. Queen Camilla reportedly congratulated him after his quarterfinal win.

I told her it was my birthday on Sunday, so it would be great to play the Wimbledon final on my birthday.

— Arthur FerySpeaking to Queen Camilla after his quarterfinal victory.

On the other side of the draw, Germany's Alexander Zverev secured his place in the semifinals by defeating sixth seed Taylor Fritz. This marks Zverev's first semifinal appearance at the All England Club and breaks a seven-match losing streak against the American. He is only the third German man in the Open era to reach the semifinals of all Grand Slam tournaments.

I’m extremely happy to be in the semifinals, especially against Taylor, who I hadn’t beaten in two years.

— Alexander ZverevReflecting on his win against Taylor Fritz to reach the semifinals.

In the women's singles, Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk continued her strong performance, advancing to her second consecutive Grand Slam semifinal. She defeated Jasmine Paolini and will now face Czech ninth seed Linda Noskova for a spot in her first major final. Noskova has been in impressive form, losing only one of her last 22 matches.

It’s a dream come true to finally play well at Wimbledon. I’ve waited a long time for it.

— Alexander ZverevExpressing his satisfaction with his performance at Wimbledon.
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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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