Arthur Fery has continued his incredible Wimbledon run by reaching the semi-finals.
The British wildcard brushed aside world No9 Flavio Cobolli - the 2026 French Open runner-up - in straight sets 6-4 7-6 6-0 in another stunning display on Centre Court on Wednesday.
Fery has long since been the surprise last Brit standing at SW19 after a mass exodus in the opening rounds of this year’s Championships, to compound Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu’s last-minute withdrawals with injury.
Raducanu suffered a stress fracture in her right shin, which forced her to pull out on the Sunday before the tournament started, with the British No1 set to play second on Centre on the first day of action.
Draper, meanwhile, had attempted a comeback at the Eastbourne Open under new coach Sir Andy Murray, and he reached the semi-finals on the Sussex coast, losing out to Ugo Humbert at Devonshire Park.
He had to pull out after the bone injury in his arm flared up once more, despite Draper insisting that he felt physically strong and prepared for the Championships.
Cameron Norrie, the No1 British man, was stunned in the opening round by American qualifier Michael Zheng, while Katie Boulter was also dumped out in her first round by Tyla Caterina Grant.
It left Fery as the last one standing, and he has made it all the way through to the semi-finals. But who is he?
Who is Arthur Fery?
Born to French parents in Sevres, just outside of Paris, Fery is 23 years old and the current world No114.
He is the son of former French tennis player Olivia Fery, who played at the French Open doubles in 1991, while his father is Loic Fery, who presides over Lorient, the Ligue 1 football club.
He went to King’s College Wimbledon for his schooling, before heading to Stanford University in California to read science, technology and society, while also on a tennis scholarship.
He played collegiate tennis in the US system for the three years that he was stateside, before he turned professional in 2021.
He supports Chelsea, plays computer games and poker, and, in previous years, played the piano.
Who is Arthur Fery’s girlfriend?
The wildcard is believed to have a girlfriend, with The Sun claiming that he is linked to food influencer ‘The Honorable Chef’, Honor Miliard.
How has he done in his career?
He first featured at a Grand Slam back in 2021, when he partnered compatriot Tara Moore in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon. They reached the third round of the competition, but lost to Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk.
He then played alongside Felix GIll in the men’s doubles, where they reached the second round, and he made his singles debut at the All England Club against Daniil Medvedev in 2023, losing to the Russian third seed.
How has he got to the semi-finals?
As the third-highest ranked British male, it is a huge surprise that Fery has reached the last four on the south west London turf.
That ranking is the a career-high for him, and that was helped, in part, by his run to the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club a fortnight before Wimbledon.
He was knocked out by Francisco Cerundolo there, before he travelled down to Eastbourne where he reached the second round, falling to another Cerundolo - Juan Manuel - who defeated Jannik Sinner at the French Open.
Before that, Fery had hardly upset the apple cart at Grand Slams. He was beaten in the second round of qualifying by Pedro Martinez at Roland-Garros, and he was a consistent fixture on the ATP Challenger circuit.
He did cause an upset in the first round of the Australian Open when he dumped out Flavio Cobolli, the Italian 20th seed, but he was brought back down to earth by Tomas Martin Etcheverry, who thrashed him in three sets.
At this year’s Championships, he has come through Damir Dzumhur before Otto Virtanen, who beat fourth seed Ben Shelton.
He then outlasted Zizou Bergs, the newly-crowned Eastbourne champion, in a five-set thriller on Court No18.
He made his bow in front of an adoring Centre Court on Monday, taking on fellow wildcard Grigor Dimitrov, who himself is a crowd favourite at SW19, particularly after tearing his pectoral muscle whilst leading No1 seed - and eventual winner - Jannik Sinner at last year’s Championships.
Fery saved his best performance for Cobolli, battling superbly to take the opening set and win the second on a tiebreak before then dishing out a remarkable bagel in the third.
