Germany’s Alexander Zverev has continued his impressive run at the Vienna Open after recording another convincing victory over Britain’s Arthur Fery to book a place in the tournament’s semi-finals.
The top seed defeated Fery 6-0, 6-2 in their quarter-final encounter at the Erste Bank Open on Friday, repeating the result of their previous meeting at Wimbledon earlier in the year.
Fery, whose impressive Wimbledon campaign ended against the German in the semi-finals, struggled to match Zverev’s pace and attacking strength as the world-class player wrapped up the contest in just 59 minutes.
Zverev produced 19 winners during the encounter, underlining his dominance as he cruised into his 12th semi-final of the season.
The victory also strengthened his position at the top of the men’s game, with the German expected to replace Jannik Sinner as the world’s number one player on Monday.
Zverev, who has won the French Open and US Open this season, said he was pleased with his performance but acknowledged the tactical ability and speed of his British opponent.
“I definitely felt good. I think Arthur is a bit of a different opponent than I had yesterday, he doesn’t have the same firepower but he plays tactically extremely well and he’s extremely fast,” he said during his post-match interview.
He also encouraged Fery not to be discouraged by the heavy defeat, noting that the Briton had enjoyed an impressive breakthrough season.
“For him, I hope he keeps his head up and continues the work he’s doing,” Zverev added.
The German will face Australia’s fifth seed, Alex de Minaur, in the semi-finals after the latter defeated Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Daniil Medvedev has also secured qualification for the season-ending ATP Finals after defeating Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the Vienna Open semi-finals.
The victory marked Medvedev’s seventh qualification for the prestigious tournament, having missed last year’s edition after previously featuring in every edition from 2019 to 2024.
The former US Open champion joins Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton among the players already assured of places in the eight-man competition.
Medvedev will face Alcaraz in the semi-finals after the Spaniard overcame American Tommy Paul 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).
Four places remain available for the ATP Finals, while Sinner has already qualified but is expected to miss the competition because of injury.
