THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, London — In one of the most improbable runs in recent tennis history, Arthur Féry, the British wild card ranked No. 114, is through to the Wimbledon semifinals after another staggeringly impressive display, this time beating the Italian No. 9 seed and French Open finalist Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0.In doing so, he became the first man to reach this stage of Wimbledon as a wild card since Goran Ivanišević in 2001, who went on to win the title.Whatever happens from here, this straight-sets victory extended Féry’s extraordinary run. There was not a single person in tennis who saw this coming at the start of the tournament — that a player who had only played one Grand Slam match in his career, and who hadn’t been ranked high enough for automatic entry, would be one of the last four men standing.How does the Wimbledon roof impact match conditions?Ava Wallace and Madison EadesFéry, 23, has dealt with injuries since leaving Stanford University following three years there between 2020 and 2023, but he has performed miracle after miracle this fortnight.He beat Zizou Bergs and then Grigor Dimitrov in five sets, having been down two sets to one and a break down (a double break against Bergs) in the fourth against both. And after pulling off those acts of escapology, it was natural to wonder how much would he have left in the tank against a player as good as Cobolli.But rather than looking fatigued, Féry produced his best and most complete performance of the tournament in a dominant win over a player who only last month was contesting a French Open final.Féry was playing in an ATP Challenger event, the rung below the main tour, in Birmingham that week, having lost in the second round of French Open qualifying. Throughout the tournament, Féry’s coaches have said that nothing fazes him, and that the bigger the occasion the more comfortable and inspired he feels.
Arthur Féry’s Wimbledon wild card fairy tale continues with Centre Court win over Flavio Cobolli
Féry, 23, is the first men's wild card semifinalist at Wimbledon since Goran Ivanišević in 2001. Ivanišević won the title.










