LONDON - Britain's Arthur Fery has become only the fourth wildcard to reach the men's singles semi-finals at a Grand Slam. The 23-year-old continued his dream Wimbledon run with a decisive 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0 victory over Italian ninth seed Flavio Cobolli on Centre Court.
Born in France and a Stanford University graduate, Fery was ranked 114th in the world entering the tournament. He is now the first wildcard to reach the Wimbledon men's semi-finals since Goran Ivanisevic won the title in 2001.
His victory makes him only the fifth British man in the professional era to reach this stage at Wimbledon, joining Andy Murray, Tim Henman, Roger Taylor, and Cameron Norrie. He will become Britain's new number one next week.
Fery will face second seed Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals. His parents, including his former French player mother Olivia, watched from the stands as he dominated the match.
"It seems to get better and better every match, I can't believe it," Fery said on court. "That last game I felt emotions that I haven't experienced before in my life."