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Zverev beats Fery to reach Vienna semi-finals before becoming world No 1
At the Vienna Open, Alexander Zverev beat Britain's Arthur Fery in the quarter-finals.
The top seed won 6-0, 6-2 in 59 minutes.
The match was a repeat of their Wimbledon meeting, where Fery's run as a wild card ended against Zverev in the semi-finals.
Zverev is set to replace Jannik Sinner as world No 1 on Monday.
He will be the second German man to reach the top of the rankings, after Boris Becker in 1991.
Zverev will face Alex de Minaur in the semi-finals.
Alexander Zverev beat Britain’s Arthur Fery 6-0 6-2 in the Vienna Open quarter-finals.
The victory sent Zverev into his 12th semi-final of the year.
Zverev is set to replace Jannik Sinner as world No 1 on Monday.
He will face Alex de Minaur in the semi-finals after de Minaur beat Matteo Berrettini.
Daniil Medvedev also reached the semi-finals and secured a place at the season-ending ATP Finals.
- Who
- Alexander Zverev beat Britain’s Arthur Fery.
- What
- Zverev won 6-0 6-2 to reach the Vienna Open semi-finals.
- When
- Friday, 30 October 2026.
- Where
- Vienna, Austria.
- Why
- The victory advanced Zverev to the tournament’s semi-finals; he is also set to become world No 1 on Monday.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Zverev beat Tallon Griekspoor in the last 16, securing his rise above Jannik Sinner in the rankings.
Zverev defeated Arthur Fery 6-0 6-2 in the Vienna Open quarter-finals.
Alex de Minaur beat Matteo Berrettini and was set to face Zverev in the semi-finals.
Zverev is set to replace Sinner as world No 1.
- Quarter-final score
- Zverev beat Fery 6-0 6-2
- Match duration
- 58 minutes according to BBC Sport; 59 minutes according to the Independent, Sky Sports and Marca
- Zverev’s semi-final opponent
- Alex de Minaur
- Ranking change
- Zverev is set to replace Jannik Sinner as world No 1 on Monday, 2 November 2026
- Semi-finals reached this year
- 12 for Zverev
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What people are saying
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.
For him, I hope he keeps his head up and continues the work he’s doing.