Alexander Zverev wasted little time in booking his place in the Vienna Open semi-finals after he breezed past Arthur Fery in 58 minutes on Friday.

Zverev, whose victory over Tallon Griekspoor in the previous round secured his spot as the new number one, delivered another statement performance in his 6-0 6-2 victory.

The top seed conceded 11 points during a dominant first set as Fery, who received medical treatment late on in his second-round win against Lorenzo Musetti, struggled.

Zverev's dominance continued in the second set as he broke his opponent's serve early on, but Fery was able to get himself on the board in the third game.

However, the damage had already been done. Zverev closed out his win with a love service game, firing a blistering ace that Fery did not even try to return.

"I definitely felt good," Zverev said following his victory. "I think Arthur is a bit of a different opponent than I had yesterday.

"He doesn't have the same firepower, but he plays tactically extremely well. I know the score was 6-0, 6-2, but he should not put himself down too much.

"It is his first year on the Tour, and he is doing amazing things."

Ruthless Zverev The very soon-to-be World No. 1 drops just TWO games against Fery to reach the Vienna SFs! @ErsteBankOpen | #ErsteBankOpen https://t.co/FkoLCmDGQb

— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 30, 2026

Zverev will be joined in the next round by Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, who produced respective straight-set victories over Tommy Paul and Adrian Mannarino. 

Alcaraz continued his return from injury by beating Paul 6-4 7-6 (7-2), matching his best-ever run at the Vienna Open, which came in his debut at the tournament in 2021. 

The Spaniard will now face Medvedev for a spot in Sunday's final after the third seed comfortably beat Mannarino 6-2 6-3, and, in doing so, booked his spot at the ATP Finals.

Alcaraz's winning run continues in ATP 500 format

Despite showing some inconsistency since returning from his long injury lay-off, Alcaraz is beginning to pick up where he left off, as he recorded another win at ATP 500 level. 

Alcaraz has now won his past 24 matches at ATP 500 tournaments, with 14 of those victories coming in 2026, which included title runs in Doha and Tokyo. Should he win the Vienna Open, he would be the first Spaniard to do so since David Ferrer in 2015. 

"I think everybody could see the points we played. Great rallies, great points, great shots from both of us," Alcaraz said. "I'm happy, and I really enjoy these kinds of matches.

"I'm a huge fan of Tommy, to be honest. His style, and I love the way he plays and love watching him play. So for me, playing against him is always a pleasure.

"I just hope everybody could enjoy this match. I did, and I'm obviously really happy with the performance that I gave. I think I played great tennis. I would say overall, just happy for the battle and happy I found my way to get the win in straight sets."