British wildcard Fery stuns Cobolli to reach semi-finals
Summary
British tennis player Arthur Fery, ranked 114 in the world, reached the Wimbledon semi-finals by beating world number 10 Flavio Cobolli. Fery is the first men's wildcard to reach this stage at Wimbledon in 25 years and will next face Alexander Zverev.Key Facts
- Arthur Fery won against Flavio Cobolli with scores of 6-4, 7-6, 6-0.
- Fery is ranked 114th and had never gone past the second round in a major tournament before Wimbledon 2026.
- He is the first men’s wildcard to reach Wimbledon semi-finals since Goran Ivanisevic 25 years ago.
- Fery beat former world number three Grigor Dimitrov two days earlier on Centre Court.
- He will play against French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.
- Fery was outside the top 500 eighteen months ago due to an arm injury but rose to 36th with this performance.
- He will become the new British number one tennis player after Wimbledon.
- Fery earned £900,000 in prize money from reaching the semi-finals, more than doubling his career winnings.
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