Arthur Fery sees Wimbledon run ended with semi-final defeat to Alexander Zverev

By Eleanor Crooks, Press Association Tennis Correspondent

Arthur Fery’s dreams of a Wimbledon final were ended in comprehensive fashion by French Open champion Alexander Zverev.

The British wild card has been the story of the fortnight far beyond these shores with his run to the last four as an unheralded 23-year-old ranked 114.

But Zverev, the grand slam monkey finally off his back following his success in Paris, was a significant step up from any of Fery’s previous opponents, and the second seed powered his way to a 7-6 (0) 6-2 6-4 victory.

Zverev becomes the first German man since Boris Becker in 1995 to make the final here, while he joins the select group of players to have reached the trophy match at each grand slam.