Wimbledon delivered another day of the unexpected on Wednesday as two men’s quarter-finals and two women’s quarter-finals produced four semi-finalists who could barely have been predicted a fortnight ago. Arthur Fery, a 23-year-old British wildcard ranked 114 in the world, became only the second player ever to reach the semi-finals via a wildcard at the All England Club, joining Goran Ivanišević in 2001. Fery’s 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0 demolition of Flavio Cobolli on Centre Court was completed in one hour 49 minutes, a performance he described as “incredible.”

Alexander Zverev, the German second seed, followed minutes later by routing Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to become the first German man to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals since Tommy Haas in 2009. “It’s a fairytale,” Zverev said of Fery’s run. “I’m extremely happy to be in the semi-finals. It’s in the back of your mind that your opponent has beaten you twice in a row, so you have to play a perfect match.”

The men’s draw now pairs Zverev with Jannik Sinner, the defending champion and world No 1, while Fery will face the winner of the Sinner–Novak Djokovic semi-final. Djokovic, 39 and chasing a record-equalling 25th Grand Slam title, has already booked his place in the last four. “I am looking forward to Friday,” Zverev said. “It will be an exciting day for both of us.”

On the women’s side, Czechia sent two players into the semi-finals for the first time since the 2014 Championships. Linda Nosková, 21, defeated Elise Mertens 6-3, 7-5 to claim her first Grand Slam semi-final, while Karolína Muchová secured her place in the last four with a straight-sets win earlier in the day. Nosková, fresh from victory at the Berlin Open, struck 30 winners against Mertens’s 18 and served seven aces in a contest that lasted one hour 49 minutes.

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk completed the quartet by brushing aside Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-2 in 69 minutes, setting up a semi-final against Nosková. Kostyuk, who lost in the Paris semi-finals last month, now has the chance to surpass her best Wimbledon result. “I’m happy to be in the semi-finals,” she said. “I’m going to enjoy every moment.”

Fery’s victory over Cobolli, a player he had already beaten at the Australian Open earlier this year, capped a run that began with a Wimbledon wildcard and has already rewritten the record books. Born in the Hauts-de-Seine to French parents and raised five minutes from the All England Club, Fery studied at Stanford University and received encouragement from Kate Middleton before arriving in London.

Zverev, meanwhile, has banished the seven-match losing streak that once threatened his season. His Paris title in June and Wednesday’s comprehensive win over Fritz—his first top-10 scalp on grass—have restored momentum ahead of a semi-final against Sinner, a player he has not beaten since September 2023.

With Nosková and Kostyuk joining Muchová and the injured Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s semi-finals, the tournament has delivered an unprecedented quartet of first-time semi-finalists on the women’s side. The men’s draw, by contrast, pits experience against youth: Zverev (29) and Fery (23) against Sinner (25) and Djokovic (39). The semi-finals begin on Friday, promising a weekend of contrasts between established stars and fairytale challengers.

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