Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/3 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Arthur Fery celebrates his victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Monday. Photograph: John Patrick Fletcher/Action Plus/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Arthur Fery celebrates his victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Monday. Photograph: John Patrick Fletcher/Action Plus/Shutterstock Arthur Fery: the Wimbledon wildcard carrying Britain’s hopesThe fearless 23-year-old is determined to keep a level head as he prepares to face Flavio Cobolli on Wednesday A week ago, very few people knew who Arthur Fery was. But he has been propelled into the limelight as the last man standing after a disastrous start to Wimbledon for British players.Fery, who is ranked No 114 in the world, defied expectations on Monday night when he triumphed on Centre Court over one of the top players for most of the past decade, the former world No 3 Grigor Dimitrov.The 23-year-old told reporters after the match that he was feeling an “unbelievable amount of emotion”.Fery has become the first British wildcard – someone ranked too low to receive an automatic place – player to reach the singles quarter-final, and only the fourth British man to do so this century.For Fery’s former coaches, his success is no surprise. Paul Goldstein, who coached him at Stanford University, told the Guardian that Fery’s “magical run” was “so well…
Published: July 8, 2026 8:00 am
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