SportTennisWimbledonBritish wildcard Arthur Fery emerged victorious following an enthralling five-set thriller with Grigor Dimitrov to make it to the Wimbledon quarter-finals20:19, 06 Jul 2026Updated 20:36, 06 Jul 2026Arthur Fery's fairytale run at Wimbledon will lead him to the tournament quarter-finals after the Brit won an epic five-set thriller against Grigor Dimitrov.‌The 23-year-old wildcard, who has carried British hopes in the tournament with men's No 1 Jack Draper withdrawing through injury, clinched his place in the second week of Wimbledon with a huge win over Zizou Bergs on Saturday.‌His reward was a showdown with Dimitrov on Centre Court, where he showed incredible character to come from two sets to one down to win a final set tiebreak, triumping 5-7 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-7 (7-10).‌Fery has captured the hearts of thousands of fans at Wimbledon with his remarkable run and this challenge against a former World No 3 in Dimitrov looked to be his sternest yet.But in front of Wimbledon royalty in Roger Federer, Fery played phenomenally to record the biggest win of his fledgling career.He was lauded by former Wimbledon favourite and British No 1 Tim Henman, who said: “An incredible performance, he's shaking his head in disbelief about what has just happened.‌“He's been behind time and time again in this tournament but he keeps fighting.”Fery admitted fighting back in the face of adversity had defined his tournament after surviving when Dimitrov was serving for the match.“It’s been the story of the tournament for me,” he told BBC Sport.Article continues below“I was really close to losing my last round as well and again today, a break down in the fourth. Just trying to keep fighting, keep having a good attitude, committing to what I’m trying to do on the court and it managed to pay off. I’m playing really well with my back against the wall and again it paid off today.”He added: “I grew up five minutes from here, I grew up coming to watch matches on this court. We’ve got probably the greatest of all time watching in the front row. I saw him. And now playing here in front of all you guys, having the support and winning. It’s unbelievable.”Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Grigor DimitrovWimbledon