New Delhi, July 11 -- LONDON - The tiebreak score that opened Friday's semifinal told the match's essential story before an hour had elapsed. Arthur Fery, the 23-year-old British wildcard whose run to a Wimbledon semifinal had turned him into a national sporting story, won zero of the seven points needed to beat Alexander Zverev in the first set tiebreak. The German eventually won 7-6, 6-2, 6-4, and the three-set scoreline is gentler on Fery than the experience of Centre Court was.

Zverev will meet Jannik Sinner in Sunday's final, a meeting that, on its records and recent form, represents the highest-quality Wimbledon men's decider in years. The Italian world number one defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets in his own semifinal this w...