Both Wimbledon men’s semifinals are being played on Friday, July 10, on Centre Court: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner against seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, followed by Roland Garros champion Alexander Zverev against British wild card Arthur Fery.
We’ll go through both matches below along with our betting predictions and what we can expect.
Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic
This is the headline match, of course. Sinner, the defending champion and world No. 1, has dropped just one set on his way here, beating Miomir Kecmanovic, Nuno Borges, Jenson Brooksby, Shintaro Mochizuki and Jan-Lennard Struff in succession, basically a clean, unexpected, low-drama run apart from a slow start vs Kecmanovic.
This is a big game for Sinner, as he has not made a major final this year, following a stretch of getting into the final at five straight Grand Slam tournaments.
Djokovic’s path has been anything but. He needed five sets and five hours and fifteen minutes to get past Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals, a match that finished just before the 11pm curfew and was the longest Wimbledon quarterfinal of all time. Watch below:
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Before that he beat Wu Yibing, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Arthur Rinderknech and Roman Safiullin. At 39, he’s chasing an eighth Wimbledon title and a record-extending 25th Grand Slam.
“I still try to prove to myself and others that I’m able to compete with the best players in the world and beat them in the biggest stage. That’s what I’ve done in Australia. It’s what I’ve done here.” commented Novak.
The head-to-head is essentially even: Sinner leads 6-5, but Djokovic won their most recent meeting, in the Australian Open semifinal back in January. They’ve played three times at Wimbledon, with Sinner winning last year’s semifinal in straight sets. Sinner has four majors to his name (Australian Open in 2024 and 2025, US Open 2024, Wimbledon 2025); Djokovic has a men’s-record 24, including seven at Wimbledon.
Predictions
Sinner had a fairly easy draw up until now and this will be his first big test. Of course we can never write of Djokovic and it would not be extremely surprising if he gets through even this matchup. However, the Italian looks physically good and there’s not many that would bet against him then, not even when it’s vs Novak on grass. The serves today will be crucial for both players.
Sinner will be fresher and it will be interesting to see how much the marathon quarterfinal takes out of Djokovic physically two days later.
My bet: Sinner to win in four sets.
Alexander Zverev vs. Arthur Fery
The other semifinal pairs the in-form Zverev against the surprise of the tournament.
Zverev arrives fresh off his first career Grand Slam title at Roland Garros last month, and dismantled Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the quarters, a result that also snapped a seven-match losing streak to Fritz. He’s yet to lose to anyone outside the top 100 since April 2024, which matters here.
Arthur Fery, 23, is the story of the tournament. Ranked No. 114 and playing just his fifth Grand Slam main draw, the British wild card has beaten Damir Dzumhur, Otto Virtanen, Zizou Bergs, Grigor Dimitrov and then Flavio Cobolli (world No. 10) in straight sets to reach the last four. He’s only the fourth man in the Open Era to reach a Slam semifinal as a wild card, and just the second to do it at Wimbledon (the only other being Goran Ivanisevic).
The home crowds favourite seem to play without pressure, well within the margins and has no major dips during the matches, truly impressive. More about Arthur Fery’s racquet.
Zverev and Fery have never played each other, so there’s no head-to-head to lean on. This is also Zverev’s first Wimbledon semifinal, so despite the experience gap in results, neither man has been here before. Sportsbooks have Zverev as a heavy favorite, and the home Centre Court crowd will be firmly behind Fery.
Predictions
Zverev’s form is just too good at the moment, and has been for most part of the year. When his first serve is this strong he won’t give much room to a player like Fery. Unless we see a big dip from the German, expect him to progress into the final, in 3 or 4 sets.
