Quick Served: Wimbledon Day 12

Men’s semi-final recap and the women’s final preview

Jul 11, 2026

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Today’s semi-finals were straightforward, but Andy and JW found a lot to unpack about both matches and what they mean going forward. Plus, they preview the women’s final—and disagree on who will win.

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The Rundown

Alexander Zverev def. Arthur Fery 7-6, 6-2, 6-4

Arthur Fery [WC] was supposed to be coming back from vacation in Greece today. Instead, he played the Wimbledon semi-final as the second-lowest-ranked man ever to do so. He started the match with a hold, and when he got broken early, he broke right back and thrilled the crowd with this very Fery get:

But Fery lost focus in the first-set tiebreak, and that was all it took for Alexander Zverev [2] to relax and find his rhythm. Fery never saw another break point and won only five more points on Zverev’s serve through two sets.

🎤 Alexander Zverev
“I know that 99.99% of the stadium was wanting Arthur to win. But it was such an incredible atmosphere, such a fair crowd as well, I enjoyed every second of it.”

Novak Djokovic (Photo credit: Kin Cheung/AP)

Jannik Sinner def. Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

The seven-time champ was half a step slow, by his own admission, and couldn’t keep up with the world No. 1.

🎤 Novak Djokovic
“It was a good old blowout. He was just much better today. I was not sharp enough, not balanced enough, not reactive enough to play him today.”

Djokovic also credited Sinner’s serve, saying it has become much more difficult to read since he changed his technique a couple of years ago. He said he would like to play one more at Wimbledon, at least.

🎤 Jannik Sinner
“What Novak is still showing, it’s true inspiration, not only for you guys, but for the new generation of players.”

13

Number of men who have made the final of all four Slams in the Open Era

Alexander Zverev joined the exclusive list of ATP players to final all the majors. He had never been past the fourth round of Wimbledon before this year. If he wins the title, he will be the first man in the Open Era to win his first two Slams back to back.

The Distinguished Dozen

Zverev joins a list of Hall of Famers who have made all of the major finals.

Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
Ivan Lendl
Stefan Edberg
Andre Agassi
Jim Courier
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray
Jannik Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz

The list has some glaring omissions, partly because top players didn’t play the Australian Open regularly until the 1990s.

Guillermo Vilas (Wimbledon)
Vitas Gerulaitis (Wimbledon)
Bjorn Borg (Australian Open)
Jimmy Connors (French Open)
John McEnroe (Australian Open)
Boris Becker (French Open)
Pete Sampras (French Open)

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Quick Hits

Cruz Hewitt (Photo credit: Getty Images)

Cruz Hewitt, son of 2022 Wimbledon champ Lleyton Hewitt, is into the boys’ final.
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jiri Lehecka both announced coaching changes.
Arthur Fery will be ranked No. 36 in the world on Monday, close to a US Open seeding. He is 138 points back from No. 32 and is defending 115 points before the tournament.
Grace Jones, Lesley Manville and Keira Knightley were among the A-listers at Wimbledon today. See what they wore. (Hello!)
Why players are eating venison at Wimbledon. (The Guardian)
Speaking of celebrities, see who hard-launched their relationships at Wimbledon. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Andre Agassi on his favorite Wimbledon look (h/t Chucker Lexi) ⬇️