When Daniil Medevev was winning his first US Open title back in 2021, Arthur Fery was watching on his mobile phone on the London Underground coming back from a music festival.
The story goes some way to highlighting the David and Goliath nature of Fery’s undertaking against Medvedev on Court No1 both in terms of size – he is nearly a foot shorter – and stature – he is 391st in the world and the lowest ranked player in the men’s draw.
