Zverev emphatically ends losing run against Fritz to storm into Wimbledon semi-final

[p]Having come up ‌short in his last seven clashes with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fritz-taylor/UH09iaZ6/"]Fritz[/a], ‌including at the All England Club in 2024, French Open champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Zverev[/a] finally turned the tables with ‌an assured display.[/p][p]In doing so, he set up a ⁠last-four meeting with ‌British wildcard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fery-arthur/SKxbA6KA/"]Arthur Fery[/a], who stunned [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cobolli-flavio/zDtaCcPe/"]Flavio Cobolli[/a], the man Zverev beat in the final in Paris.[/p][embed guid="a158b2c6-40b4-4128-a7d4-a25577e856eb" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2074894306653978664" social-type="twitter" /][p]The German second seed ​rode an early break to a 5-4 lead and let out a roar of ​relief after fending off a late fightback from Fritz in the 10th game to win ⁠the opening set ​under the blazing sun on Court One.[/p][p]Zverev turned up the heat again in the next set after Fritz received a medical timeout for ‌a niggling right knee issue after three games, and the 29-year-old celebrated emphatically after seizing a crucial break that left his opponent on the ropes.[/p][p]The crowd erupted in cheers a few moments later when news trickled in that Briton Fery had gone ahead two sets to love on Centre Court and Zverev soon ‌followed suit with a comfortable hold to move ​further clear as Fritz's hopes began to ‌fade.[/p][p]Zverev hit a scintillating backhand winner to seal a double break at 4-1 in the third set, which he closed out with minimum fuss to reach his maiden ⁠semi-final at the ⁠grasscourt major and 12th ‌overall.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/fritz-t-UH09iaZ6/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=6wMG8vs3"]Click here for more on the match[/a][/b][/p]