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09 Jul 2026, 04:28 GMT+10
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): 23-year-old British star Arthur Fery continued his dream run at the ongoing Wimbledon, sealing the semifinal spot with a stunning win over Flavio Cobolli, becoming only the second wildcard to reach the semifinals of the prestigious tournament.
The world number 114 produced a sensational performance, outclassing his top-10-ranked opponent, Cobolli, 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0 under the baking London sun and, in the process, also became the lowest-ranked men's singles semifinalist in Wimbledon since then-World No. 125 Goran Ivanisevic won the whole thing in 2001, as per ATP's official website.
Speaking in his post-match interview, Arthur said, 'It just seems to be getting better and better every match. I just cannot believe it. Incredible, playing on Centre Court for the second time, a second win. I just cannot believe it.'
Fery, who is just the fifth British player to seal a Wimbledon semifinal spot after Roger Taylor, Tim Henman, Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie, has a tough opponent in the form of French Open champion Alexander Zverev.
'I guess it is going to be a first time and we will figure it out as we go,' Fery said about the clash with Zverev. 'I am just going to keep going. I have been doing a great job over the past 10 days. I am just going to do the same thing and see where that takes me,' he added.
Earlier, Zverev had outclassed sixth-seed American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
Having lost his previous seven matches to Fritz, the German secured a one-hour, 59-minute win to secure his first Wimbledon semifinal, becoming just the fifth from his country to reach the semifinals of Wimbledon in the Open Era.
He also became the fifth active man to reach the semi-finals at all four major tournaments -- joining Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
'I hope to play two more matches here,' Zverev said afterwards, 'But for now, I am extremely happy to be in the semi-finals, especially against Taylor, whom I had not beaten in more than two years. He has been beating me for two years straight. I played a fantastic match, and I am very happy to be in the semi-finals.' (ANI)
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