British wild card Fery storms into Wimbledon semi-finals

British wild card Fery storms into Wimbledon semi-finals Last updated 08 July 2026 6:31pm BST Save Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source Add us as preferred source Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Arthur Fery was in Wimbledon wonderland as he put on a display that blew away Flavio Cobolli    Credit: Eddie Mulholland for The Telegraph Sonia Twigg live updates. Simon Briggs Last updated 08 July 2026 6:31pm BST Save Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source Add us as preferred source Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Far-fetched? Freakish? Fantastic? All these terms would apply to the story of Arthur Fery, the unknown Briton who has just swept past ninth seed Flavio Cobolli to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals.  The word “surreal” was also being bandied around early in this tournament when Serena Williams returned from a four-year absence to play singles at the age of 44.  But how much more unimaginable is the sight of Fery’s name on the semi-final line-up alongside Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev? This is a man ranked No 114 in the world. A man who had arrived at Wimbledon with just two best-of-five-set wins on his CV. A man whose only previous encounter with a top-20 opponent had been a first-round beatdown at the hands of Daniil Medvedev at this same event in 2023. Fery was more used to traversing the second-tier Challenger events of Thailand and South Korea than he was to treading Wimbledon’s hallowed turf. And yet he has carved through the draw, looking so cool and self-assured that you might have thought him a pre-tournament favourite.  Sealed with an ace. Take a bow, Arthur Fery. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MhzeQPtjdR — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2026 As it happened, Fery’s previous-best win on ranking had come against Cobolli at January’s Australian Open. But that one had found the Italian in such acute gastric distress that, after missing a forehand on the final point of a lengthy first set, he kept running all the way to the courtside toilet. This time, the world No 10 appeared to be in full health. He was looking to back up the recent run which took him to the final of last month’s French Open, and to bring the “Fery-tale” to a juddering end. Well, Cobolli barely got a look in, notably in a third set which saw Fery – the 23-year-old without any tennis pedigree to speak of – hand out a devastating 6-0 beating. By the end, the Centre Court crowd were chanting “Arthur! Arthur!” in the same way that they used to chant “Andy! Andy!” before the Scottish hip exploded. Then, when on-court interviewer Lee McKenzie revealed that Alexander Zverev will be Fery’s next opponent, they booed heartily. The fans deserve some kind of assist for this win, because Cobolli was clearly not enjoying the partisan atmosphere. He spoke to the umpire a couple of times about noises during the rally, although the explanation lay in over-enthusiasm rather than poor sportsmanship.  And then there was the champagne. Hostile crowds are one thing, but has Cobolli ever been foxed by a popped cork before? Serving at 5-4 in the first set, he went into his ball-toss and had to bail out because of what sounded like a gun going off in the stands. He promptly lost the next three points and with them the set. Fery chased everything down as Cobolli had no answer to anything the Briton threw at him  Credit: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images After Fery’s last two matches had both found him fighting back from apparently lost causes, he was the front-runner here, despite the massive gap of 104 places on the rankings ladder. His forehand was the dominant shot throughout, as he controlled play and set the tactical template for the match: deep groundstrokes broken up by the occasional drop-shot or net rush. As for Cobolli, he never found a consistent vein of form. His favourite tactic is to strike inside-out forehands in the Spanish style from his own backhand corner, but Fery rarely gave him the time or space to set this shot up. Even when he did get on the front foot, he was often outfoxed by his opponent’s extraordinary defensive capabilities. By the third set, Cobolli’s spirit appeared broken, while Fery just kept growing stronger to complete his 7-5, 7-6, 6-0 victory in an economical two hours and 14 minutes. It was his shortest outing of a mind-boggling tournament. Where do we fit this on the improbability scale? When you consider where he started, Fery’s run feels like the most extraordinary breakthrough story to be seen at Wimbledon this century – and perhaps even since Boris Becker won the title at 17 in 1985. After last year’s Wimbledon threw up the expected final between Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the 2026 event has been thrown into chaos by the Fery factor. Latest updates Sonia Twigg live updates. Simon Briggs 6:30PM Talking about Goran Ivanišević... Link copied to clipboard History in the making 🪽 Arthur Fery is the second player ever to reach the Gentlemen's Singles semi-finals as a wild card. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/AVs6E3V6cw — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2026 6:25PM Tim Henman knows a thing or two about Wimbledon semi-finals Link copied to clipboard He was in four of them, alas never making the final (blame the rain against Goran Ivanišević that caused that last-four encounter to be played over three days in 2001...).  Here is what the former British No 1 had to say on BBC One about Fery’s fairy-tale run to the SW19 semis... “Arthur Fery is the one that has had to go out and get at it in each and every round. “When you talk about his lack of experience, he started the year ranked about 190 in the world and he was in qualifying in Melbourne. His win over Flavio Cobolli in the first round at the Australian Open was important today, just knowing that he had beaten him before. When you are coming in with confidence, grass is a good surface. He has good tennis IQ. He is a phenomenal mover, as he showcases with the way he can stay in some of these rallies. The way he has handled the occasion is impeccable. When opportunities have been earned, he has taken them each time.” 6:12PM What did you do on your 24th birthday? Link copied to clipboard You may well have had a ‘great’ one and it may live long in the memory. But I doubt you played in a Wimbledon final.  If he beats Zverev on Friday, that’s what Fery will be doing when he turns 24 on Sunday. The party will have to wait until the match is over... 6:08PM How you reacted to the remarkable win Link copied to clipboard 6:06PM What disbelief looks like Link copied to clipboard Having sealed the win with an ace, Fery fell to the Wimbledon turf... Arthur Fery cannot believe he’s just made the semi-finals of Wimbledon Credit: Henry Nicholls /AFP Taking a triumphant tumble... Fery doubtless feeling emotions he’s never experienced on a tennis court before  Credit: Henry Nicholls/AFP Lie down and soak it all in... A well-earned lie down for Fery after his remarkable straight-sets win Credit: John Walton/PA 5:59PM ‘I’ve never been in this position before!’ Link copied to clipboard Fery on being the second wildcard to make it through to the Wimbledon men’s semi-finals...  “I don’t know what I’ll do over the next couple of days, I’ve never been in this position before! I guess it will be the first time and we will figure it all out as we go. “I’m just going to keep going, I’ve been doing a great job for the past 10 days, so I’m just going to do the same thing and see where that takes me.” 5:34PM Boos for Zverev Link copied to clipboard On how he blocks out the noise: “I don’t know [what comes next] I’ve never been in this position before. I’m just going to keep going, I’ve been doing a great job for the last 10 days and see where it takes me.” When told he will play Alexander Zverev on Friday, the boos ring out around Centre Court, but there is time for another round of applause before Fery can gather his things. 5:32PM Fery in disbelief Link copied to clipboard “Yeah it just gets better and better every match and I just can’t believe it, it’s incredible playing on Centre Court for the second time, second win - I just can’t believe it,” Fery said. On whether he was surprised, Fery sighed and said: “I mean, I played Flavio earlier this year in Australia and I beat him and that gave me confidence even though it was my first time in the quarter finals. “I was nervous beforehand but I just kept going to the finish line.” Fery said: “That last game, I felt emotions that I hadn’t experienced before in my life, but it’s unbelievable to share it with those guys [his box] and I’m so happy.” 5:29PM Arthur Fery is into a Wimbledon semi-final Link copied to clipboard Fery lay on the ground for a few moments before getting to his feet in celebration and is loving the adoration of this Centre Court crowd. He is loving the limelight and the extraordinary run continues for a player who needed a wildcard to get into the tournament and was ranked outside the top 100. Cobolli could almost not leave the court quick enough as he is cheered off. 5:28PM Game, set, match! Fery 6-4, 7-6, 6-0 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Fery has been impervious to pressure all tournament and takes the first point while serving out for the match with a kick serve that Cobolli hits into the net. He follows it up with an ace to go 30-0 up. Fery just manages to produce the impossible, he goes to the net for the volley, slips onto the turf, recovers and manages to hit a winner after the bounce. Just incredible. Three match points for Fery, and he takes the first with an ace to collapse onto the turf. 5:24PM Fery 6-4, 7-6, 5-0 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard As this match has gone on, Fery has only got better and better, and that winning forehand to level at 15-15 was one of the best of them. He finds a backhand down the line winner and looks unstoppable while Cobolli might just be reeling about what’s hit him here. Cobolli draws level at 30-30, but another forehand into the tramlines and he turns to his box while Fery celebrates and has another break point. Cobolli draws back to deuce but makes another mistake and Fery has another chance for a triple break advantage, and he takes it! Fery is one game away from a Wimbledon semi-final. 5:20PM Fery* 6-4, 7-6, 4-0 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Cobolli nets a backhand and Fery goes 15-0 up. With an ace down the middle, Fery moves 40-0 up, and holds to love. This is an extraordinary feat. 5:16PM Fery 6-4, 7-6, 3-0 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Cobolli is looking a little uncomfortable here, and fires another ball into the net, 0-15. He then plays the drop shot, but Fery inexplicably makes it and turns it into a winner! Astonishing tennis from the young Briton who is on the brink of a Wimbledon semi-final. But Cobolli wrong-foots him next point, 15-30. Cobolli hits the next ball just out and Fery has two break points! He saves the first with a forehand winner, and the second with a 132mph serve that the Briton can only hit into the net. Deuce. Fery has another when he gets on top of a second serve, and he is encouraging the already-partisan Centre Court to get behind him.  Cobolli then wins the next point and puts his finger to his ear, but Fery has another break point. I may mince my words, but if Cobolli cannot hold here it feels like his way back into the match is all but gone. With a backhand into the tramlines from Cobolli, Fery has a double break in the third set! 5:09PM Fery* 6-4, 7-6, 2-0 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard No mistakes from Fery at the start of his service game, despite being the favourite at this point - something he has not had in a lot of his matches so far. The next point his backhand goes long however, 15-15. Cobolli then hits a forehand on the rise and without enough spin to keep it in the court, and after another long rally, it’s level again 30-30. Cobolli has a chance to break back after Fery hits a forehand long at the start of this set, 30-40, but Fery saves it with a well-placed overhead. The Italian has another one with a dipping passing shot, but Fery saves it again to the delight of the 15,000 fans on centre court. Fery carves out the advantage, and goes on to hold and consolidate his advantage in the third set.   5:00PM Fery 6-4, 7-6, 1-0 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Fery went off court after taking the second set, leaving Cobolli to go over to his box to receive instructions, once he returns there’s a bit more of a delay as he changes his shoes. Throughout all of this Cobolli has been waiting with racket in hand. Cobolli nets a tame backhand, but then Fery returns with a backhand volley into the net, 15-15. With the fortune - and help - of a net cord, Cobolli takes a lead in the game, before netting another backhand - this time on the swivel. 30-30. Fery has been handed a break point opportunity at the start of this set, and he takes it! Cobolli hits another ball into the net. 4:51PM We’re into crazy territory Link copied to clipboard Fery two sets up in the Wimbledon quarter-final? This is crazy territory.  Fery seized his moment so brilliantly on that final point: huge backhand strike into the corner on return of serve, and then the most exquisite volley. Chapeau. 4:50PM Fery 6-4, 7-6(4), Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Fery to serve first, and just as he did in the deciding tie break against Dimitrov, he finds an ace down the middle 1-0. As the camera zooms in to “ooohhs” from the crowd, Cobolli’s shot just drifted out, 2-0. The Italian then finds an ace that a leaping Fery can only just parry - and not direct back into court. 2-1 Fery serves at only 89mph but Cobolli hits it into the net. 3-1. An overhead from Fery and Cobolli is up against it, 4-1. When he needs it, Cobolli sends down a big serve that Fery can only just get a racket on 4-2. After the short break, Cobolli takes some sort of control and draws back to 4-3. Fery has taken all the pace off and Cobolli does not seem to enjoy having to generate it all himself. 5-3. Another backhand from the Italian goes long and Fery sets up three set points! 6-3 Cobolli saves the first (not without a lot of effort) with a deft backhand volley. 6-4 But he cannot save the next one! Fery is two sets up and on the brink of a Wimbledon semi-final.  4:42PM Fery 6-4, 6-6, Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Fery takes the first points of what could prove to be a crucial game with a forehand winner down the line.  Cobolli, who was made to reset himself before his serve because of a shout from the crowd, nets another one, 0-30. But Cobolli takes charge of the next rally sending Fery racing yet again from side to side before he goes too far on the backhand side and can only find the tramlines. 15-30. A big serve from the Italian that Fery cannot return into the court and it’s level 30-30. Another kick serve and winner combination, 40-30, and the Italian holds. This set will go to a tie-break. 4:37PM Fery* 6-4, 6-5 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Another rally where Fery manages to hang in there before just getting to one ball more than Cobolli to go 15-0 ahead. Cobolli then does find one that Fery cannot return, 15-15, but with a clever kick serve and follow up, Fery retakes the lead. He then goes on to hold to 15 when Cobolli goes for another drop shot but this time he misses. 4:34PM Fery 6-4, 5-5* Cobolli Link copied to clipboard This was the point in the set when he was broken last time, but Cobolli shows his skill at the net to send down a winning volley and edge 15-0 up. The next point the Italian tries to take the ball early but only finds the net, and then he hits the ball long, 15-30. Cobolli delivers an ace to level, and then becomes embroiled in a long rally before Fery manages to find a ball he cannot return. The Italian manages to hold. Fery continues to show astonishing sang-froid on a ferociously hot day. He puts so many balls back in play that Cobolli is having to work hard for every point. 4:28PM Fery* 6-4, 5-4 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard After a long rally, Cobolli hits a backhand just into the net, 15-0, but the Italian draws level with a dipping ball that Fery - who chose to approach the net - cannot get enough of a racket on to get the ball over the net. Cobolli nets a return, and another backhand that was too low, 40-15. Cobolli sends Fery racing from side to side across the baseline before finishing the point off with a cleverly disguised drop shot, 40-30. But Fery goes on to hold. 4:24PM Fery 6-4, 4-4 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Another champagne cork pops, but at least this time it was not right before Cobolli’s serve, nevertheless, Fery levels with a return winner to make it 15-15. Cobolli hits a backhand into the tramlines and Fery edges 15-30 ahead, but it’s quickly level after a well-placed kick serve. Cobolli fires an ace down the middle, and goes on to hold. 4:20PM Fery* 6-4, 4-3 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Fery goes 30-0 ahead when Cobolli with feet splayed can only hit a forehand into the net.  He then goes 40-0 up with a 125mph ace down the middle, and another to seal the game. 4:18PM Fery 6-4, 3-3 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Cobolli miss-hits a forehand caught off-balance and it’s 15-15. Another miss-hit, this time into the tramlines and Fery edges ahead with a quiet fist pump “come on”. Cobolli levels with a 131mph serve that Fery cannot return into the court, but another one narrowly out and the game goes to deuce. Cobolli takes the advantage with a ball that just catches the outside of the line and goes on to hold with another big serve. 4:14PM Cobolli wound up by partisan crowd Link copied to clipboard It does feel as though Cobolli is getting slightly wound up by the partisanship of the crowd, and particularly by noises during the rally.  Fery hit a higher looping forehand on the first point of the last game and the crowd all did the classic Wimbledon groan even though it turned out to be a spinnier ball that landed a foot inside the baseline. 4:13PM Fery* 6-4, 3-2 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard The crowd have misjudged the spin a few times already today, and they start sighing early, but Fery got enough topspin to keep the ball in and then go on to win the point, 15-0. Cobolli tried a dropshot unsuccessfully a few times in the opener but he gets it right on that occasion to level, 15-15. It’s then Fery’s turn to dropshot and he executes perfectly, 30-15. Cobolli unleashes a powerful forehand that Fery has to almost drop to his knees to try and get back, but he hits it into the net, 30-30. Fery dropshots and comes to the net to go 40-30 up, showcasing his soft hands with a deft volley-winner, and he goes on to hold. 4:08PM Fery 6-4, 2-2 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Fery finds the tramline to take the first points on Cobolli’s next service game 0-15. But he cannot return the next second serve into the court, and the next point is almost a carbon copy of the previous one 30-15. Cobolli double faults and it’s level at 30-30, he then misses a backhand and Fery has a chance to break back in the second set. Fery dictates a rally and finishes it with an open forehand winner. Fery breaks back! 4:03PM Fery* 6-4, 1-2 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Cobolli is starting to find his stride again here, and draws level at 15-15 with a point that he dictates from the start - sending Fery running both ways across the baseline before he finds a ball he cannot return. Fery then quickly moves 40-15 ahead, and holds with a three-shot combination finishing off with an overhead. 4:01PM Fery 6-4, 0-2 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Can Fery find a way back into this immediately? Instead it’s Cobolli who takes a 30-15 lead, and then 40-15. With another powerful forehand that Fery can only just get a racket to, Cobolli holds. 3:58PM Fery* 6-4, 0-1 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Cobolli seems to have put that last set behind him, racing to a 0-30 lead on Fery’s serve with a perfect down the line forehand winner. Another bang in the crowd, and that has put Fery off. Cobolli has three break points, and only needs one of them to take an early lead in the second set. Cobolli breaks! And now the favour is returned. Another cork pops as Fery is about to throw the ball up at 0-30. He resets, double-faults for the first time, and promptly gives up his first break of the match. 3:56PM Champagne problems? Link copied to clipboard Hostile crowds are one thing, but has Cobolli ever been foxed by a popped champagne cork before? Serving at 30-15, he hit two lets, then missed his first serve, then went into his ball-toss and … had to bail out because of the wayward champers. He lost the next three points and with them the set! 3:54PM Fery 6-4 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Cobolli’s forehand has power, but so far in this match it hasn’t had the direction he’d have liked. Another one into the tramlines, 0-15. Cobolli comes to the net again and has to parry one before setting up the winning volley, but on that one he makes no mistakes. 15-15. Two lets in a row from Cobolli, and he nets the next one, and another let before a second serve, but he misses the sliced backhand, 30-30. There was a moment where Cobolli was about to serve, but stopped because someone had just opened a bottle of something fizzy, with the umpire reminding people to wait until the end of the point. A double fault gives Fery a first chance to break in this match and that only sparks the crowd into life.  Another let...and then he hits the tramlines. Fery breaks and lets out a huge yell and fist pump and a lot of the crowd are on their feet as he takes the first set! 3:47PM Fery* 5-4 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Fery delivers his first ace of the match, going wide in the box and there’s nothing Cobolli can do about that, 15-0. Fery quickly goes 30-0 ahead when Cobolli finds the net, and another ace to make it 40-0, and holds to love as if to say ‘over to you’. 3:45PM Fery 4-4 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Cobolli serves and Fery can only find the net from the return, another quick exchange and it’s 30-0. Cobolli just showing his power with a winning high forehand, that might yet be the difference between the players. 40-0. But Fery ensures he gets on the board, and has a chance in this game 40-30. Cobolli ensures he will not be in trouble and goes on to hold. That Cobolli forehand is now beginning to fire, although sometimes it feels as if he tries to hit it excessively hard. The second-serve return on break point was a classic example. 3:41PM Fery* 4-3 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Cobolli gets the first points of Fery’s next service game, when he hits a ball that just drifts outside the baseline. After a cross-court rally with little venom, Fery tries to up the tempo and just finds the tramlines. 0-30. Both Cobolli and Fery come to the net and back to the baseline in the best rally of the match so far, the Italian finds the net but there was a shriek from the crowd just before he hit that final shot and he stood looking at the umpire pointedly. The French umpire then reminds the crowd to be quiet during the point. It seems to have frustrated Cobolli however, he goes for a big forehand winner down the line and misses, 30-30. But Cobolli sets up the first break point of the match with the next exchange, but goes for another big forehand - and misses. 40-40 Fery takes the advantage, and goes on to hold.   3:36PM Fery 3-3 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Cobolli sets up the point for a second time, and again his volley goes into the net. 0-15. But that was the only joy for Fery in an otherwise perfect service game for Cobolli who holds to 15 with a perfect forehand winner. 3:33PM Fery* 3-2 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Fery fires a backhand just long, and it’s 15-15, but he re-takes the lead with a big serve that Cobolli can only hit into the net. The Briton dictates the next point but when trying to finish it off just overhits the ball and it’s again level at 30-30. Fery goes on to hold to 30. Not the cleanest start from Cobolli, who has seven unforced errors after three games - by my count anyway - to Fery’s one. Not the easiest thing to be the big favourite, and also the crowd’s villain. 3:28PM Fery 2-2 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Fans have filtered in in the first long break between games of the opening set and it is significantly fuller than it was for the start of the match. Fery attacks the Cobolli second serve again to set up a winner and takes it perfectly to go 0-15 ahead. Cobolli goes for the drop shot, but Fery is so quick across the court that he gets there and is able to turn the momentum of the rally and take a 0-30 lead. Fery hits the net cord and there is a split second while the crowd wait to see what side the ball will fall, but it goes backwards. 15-30. A big serve from Cobolli levels the game, and he goes on to hold. 3:24PM Fery* 2-1 Cobolli Link copied to clipboard Cobolli hasn’t quite found his range yet whereas Fery has started strong and motors to a 30-0 lead. After a rare multi-shot rally it’s Cobolli who takes it with a winner down the line that lands close to the base and tramlines but on the right side. Cobolli does everything right on the next point - except the final shot - staying in the rally and setting up the drop-shot winning volley only to find the net. 40-15. Fery holds to 15. 3:21PM Fery 1-1 Cobolli* Link copied to clipboard Fery takes the first point on Cobolli’s serve when he goes for a big forehand and only finds the net, but the Italian follows it up with an ace down the middle, 15-15. Cobolli edges 30-15 ahead, and another ace takes him to 40-15. Jamie Murray was telling the BBC how Fery needed to attack Cobolli’s second serve, and he does it on the next point, firing into the forehand with Cobolli only able to find the frame of the racket, 40-30. But Cobolli holds to 30. 3:17PM Fery* 1-0 Cobolli (* denotes server) Link copied to clipboard Fery wins the first point of the match to cheers - this might be how it goes for however long the contest lasts. After a short rally, Cobolli hits the ball into the net, 30-0. Another ball into the net from Cobolli, but Fery has had two first serves called as ‘let’ in the opening game. Cobolli gets on the board with a deft drop shot that Fery scampers to - and reaches - but can only find the tramlines, 40-15. Fery then finds the net with the next ball, 40-30, but with a serve and second shot combination gets on the board with a hold. 3:09PM The players arrive on court Link copied to clipboard Arthur Fery and Flavio Cobolli have walked out to cheers on Centre Court, but if it looks empty that is because it is. For any of those sitting in the sun it will be a feat of endurance today and you only hope they have a lot of water bottles. Even in the shade it is warm, and many more will filter in throughout the first few games as they have likely taken the time between the matches to seek some refreshments. 3:05PM Arthur Fery is waiting in the wings Link copied to clipboard Arthur Fery is waiting in the wings to make his entrance in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Flavio Cobolli knows what it takes to win at this stage of a tournament having reached the final at Roland Garros only last month. He has entertained the Wimbledon crowd already with a series of memorable post-match interviews, including a plea for a new house after his original booking presumably did not extend into the second week. Cobolli used to play football for Roma’s academy and at one point had to make the choice between football and tennis, choosing the latter. 3:02PM Comeback king Arthur Fery stuns Dimitrov to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals Link copied to clipboard Before we take a look at today, here is a reminder of how Fery got on in his last round against Dimitrov: The dream goes on for Arthur Fery, the miracle man who has just become the most unlikely Wimbledon quarter-finalist Britain has ever produced. When a player ranked outside the world’s top 100 reaches the last eight of this tournament, it’s normally an experienced campaigner who has been sidelined by injury – just like Fery’s fourth-round opponent Grigor Dimitrov. But to come here and win four rounds as a virtual novice – as world No 114 Fery has done over the last week – is simply not the sort of thing that happens in pro tennis. It feels, whisper it, Raducanu-esque. Even Peter Colt, fictional hero of Wimbledon the movie, had been a former top-20 player who recovered his form with the help of Kirsten Dunst’s love interest. So Fery’s run could genuinely be described as stranger than fiction. To read the full report before he arrives on Centre Court for the second time in his career, click here. 2:55PM Cliff-jumping gave Arthur Fery his no-fear attitude Link copied to clipboard Look at Arthur Fery’s Instagram page, the new darling of British tennis, and you will find a striking photo of him leaping off a lighthouse tower into the sea (see below). Fery – who was only 15 at the time – says he took up cliff-jumping as a way of honing his mental strength. The same mental strength he used to overcome four higher-ranked opponents to reach today’s Wimbledon quarter-final against Flavio Cobolli. “I don’t feel like I’m a massive risk taker in terms of my personality,” said Fery, who is now 23. “I quite like control in what I’m doing. But I did use those kinds of things [cliff-jumping] to work on losing the fear, trying to overcome fear. “I did it at one point, but I got talked out of it by my parents,” Fery added. “Especially now when I’m trying to make a career out of professional sports, it’s not the smartest thing to do.” To read the full article from Tennis Correspondent Simon Briggs, click here. 2:49PM Arthur Fery has already made history, but stands on the brink of something truly special Link copied to clipboard Arthur Fery’s feat might not be enough yet to rename Henman Hill as Arthur’s Seat, but his journey as a wild card to the quarter-finals is nothing short of extraordinary. Every coach has highlighted his self-belief and that has never been more evident than these Championships. Fery was two breaks down in the fourth set, and a break down in the fifth, against Zizou Bergs when he came back to win in the third round. One round later against Grigor Dimitrov and it was the same story. The Bulgarian led twice by a break in the fourth set, before Fery dug deep and produced a remarkable brand of tennis to force the decider and capitalise on his opponents’ nerves while showing none of the sort himself. Fery has already become the first British wild card to reach the last eight in the Open era, and whatever happens against ninth seed Flavio Cobolli he will not need to toil away on the Challenger Tour. Instead, he will be guaranteed entry into the big tournaments like the Masters 1000s and majors after rising to 63 in the world.