Britain's Arthur Fery continues surprising Wimbledon run, storms into semifinals

LONDON - Britain's Arthur Fery added another extraordinary chapter to his Wimbledon fairy tale by crushing Flavio Cobolli on Wednesday to reach the semifinals.

It's been 25 years since Goran Ivanisevic famously became the first wild card to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon, and Fery is now two wins away from matching that historic achievement.

Having battled through deciding tie-breaks in comeback wins against Zizou Bergs and Grigor Dimitrov, 114th-ranked Fery completely outplayed ninth seed Cobolli on Centre Court, winning 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0.

Among the milestones for the 23-year-old was a first win against a top-10 player, with Cobolli having reached his maiden Grand Slam final last month as runner-up at the French Open.

Fery is just the fifth UK man in the Open era to make the last four here, and by some distance the most improbable, joining Andy Murray, Tim Henman, Roger Taylor, and most recently, Cameron Norrie - who he will overtake next week to become British No. 1.

In the day's other quarterfinal, Germany's Alexander Zverev - who beat Cobolli in the Paris final - defeated former nemesis Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Zverev will next face Fery, while defending champion and top seed Jannik Sinner takes on Novak Djokovic in the other men's semifinal clash on Friday.

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This story was originally published July 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM.