July 10 (UPI) — Alexander Zverev fired searing serves at Arthur Fery with relentless aggression, overwhelming his British foe in straight sets to reach his first Wimbledon final Friday in London.

Zverev topped Fery 9-5 in aces and 44-16 in winners in the 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 victory on Centre Court at the All England Club. The German converted 4 of 8 break point opportunities in the 2-hour, 14-minute match.

“This Grand Slam has always been the one I struggled with the most,” Zverev said on the ESPN broadcast. “Now, all of a sudden I’m in the final of Wimbledon.

“I’m incredibly happy, incredibly proud as well. I think of the team and everybody who was involved.”

Zverev will take on No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy or No. 8 Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men’s singles final Sunday in London. The world No. 3 is 5-9 against Djokovic and 4-10 against Sinner, the defending champion.

“I have to trust myself and I have to believe that I can win and that’s what I’m going to do,” Zverev said.

Zverev held his first two serves and broke his No. 114 semifinal foe in the fourth game for a 3-1 lead in the semifinal. He then lost a break and played Fery to a tiebreak. He won that tiebreak 7-0 to clinch the first set.

Fery held serve to open the second set, taking his first lead on the 2026 French Open champion. But Zverev broke Fery’s next two serves to take further control of the match.

Fery and Zverev split the first four games of the final set. Zverev picked up his final break in the fifth and held in the sixth for a 4-2 lead. He then held serve to gain the victory. Zverev clinched match point when Fery went long on his final forehand return.

With the win, Zverev earned a spot in a Grand Slam final for the fifth time. He was 1-3 over his previous four appearances. Zverev has now clinched a berth in the final of each of tennis’ four Grand Slams.

The men’s singles final will air at 11 a.m. EDT Sunday on ESPN. No. 9 Karolina Muchova will face a fellow Czech — No. 12 Linda Noskova — in the women’s singles final will air at 11 a.m. Saturday on ESPN.