Alexander Zverev reached the final of Wimbledon for the first time as he dispatched home hope Arthur Fery in straight sets on Centre Court.

Wildcard Fery had enjoyed a dream run at the All England Club and was aiming to become the first British man to reach the final since Andy Murray won the event in 2016.

Yet his hopes were extinguished in emphatic fashion by Roland-Garros champion Zverev, who prevailed 7-6 (7-0) 6-2 6-4 in two hours and 14 minutes.

Fery, buoyed by the Centre Court crowd, started well, though it was Zverev who claimed the first break.

However, Fery hit back quickly, and momentum was on the 23-year-old's side when he forced a tie-break.

Yet Zverev swiftly got on the front foot, storming into a 3-0 lead and then utilising his powerful serves to see the breaker off without giving Fery a sniff.

Zverev kept up the momentum in the second set, breaking Fery twice and not looking back from there.

After a spell off court to reset, Fery was broken again early in the third set, though he did give the crowd something to cheer when he clawed back three break points.

Zverev, though, was irresistible on serve, and he got the job done with the first of two match points on offer.

Fery's great adventure comes to an end

It has been an extraordinary run for Fery, who has overcome Flavio Cobolli, Grigor Dimitrov, Zizou Bergs, Otto Virtanen and Damir Dzumhur en route to the last four.

He became only the fifth British man to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals, after Roger Taylor, Tim Henman, Cameron Norrie and Murray – and the first to achieve this feat as a wildcard.

However, Zverev simply had too much.

At 29, he is now the oldest player in the Open Era to reach the men's singles final at all four majors, surpassing Murray.

Zverev is the seventh player, since 1988, to reach the final of all four grand slams, the Olympics and the ATP Finals, too.

He is the fourth active male player to reach the final at all four majors, after Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

Djokovic and Sinner will do battle in the other semi-final, but playing like this, there is no reason why Zverev should not fancy his chances of winning a second straight major crown.