Arthur Fery made history at Wimbledon as he became the second wildcard to reach the men's semi-finals08:22, 09 Jul 2026BBC Wimbledon viewers were not impressed shortly after Arthur Fery's historic quarter-final triumph.‌The 23-year-old continued his remarkable run at this year's Championships, storming into the semi-finals with a stunning straight-sets victory over Flavio Cobolli on Centre Court.‌Fery, who entered the tournament ranked 114th in the world, has become only the second wildcard in history to reach the men's semi-final at Wimbledon, following Goran Ivanisevic's achievement back in 2001.‌Speaking after his victory, Fery said on court: "It seems to get better and better every match. No, I just can't believe it. It's incredible playing on Centre Court for the second time, second win, I can't believe it."I played Flavio earlier this year in Australia and I beat him. That was a boost of confidence and I knew that I could do it, even though it's my first time in the quarter-finals. He's done it before in a Grand Slam, but that gave me a little boost of confidence. I just kept going. I was very nervous beforehand, but I kept going until the finish line," reports the Express.‌The British player continued: "I'm definitely not [calm] on the inside! That last game, I felt emotions that I hadn't experienced before in my life. I think it's the same up there. It's unbelievable to share it with those guys [gestures to his team]. It's a great bunch of guys. I'm so happy."However, a number of BBC viewers were left unimpressed shortly after Fery's victory. Several tennis fans had been eagerly anticipating watching the match highlights, having missed the live coverage due to work commitments.Yet they were left waiting until 11.05pm before Today at Wimbledon aired on BBC Two, despite live tennis having wrapped up at 7pm.‌"Why are Wimbledon tennis highlights on after 11pm tonight on BBC2? We have a British wildcard through to the semifinals and some of us have been at work all day!" one exasperated viewer posted on X (formerly Twitter).Another added: "Really narked me off, came in hoping to watch it & nothing," while a third commented: "Yes, there was nothing on after 8pm about Wimbledon. Strange."‌A fourth viewer wrote: "The Today at Wimbledon show has been reduced to a nothing show. It's now nothing more than a reel of highlights with a voice but zero analysis."A fifth fan echoed the sentiment, saying: "As well as [the] fact it's on 11pm, No iplayer where we live, the Highlights show is awful compared to the old show. Old show had great interviews with players, commentary from hosts, this version is Boring in comparison. Keep chopping & changing too fast within match highlights."Meanwhile, further frustration was directed at the decision not to lead with Fery's match on the programme - with both women's quarter-finals being featured ahead of it instead.Article continues below"Has the BBC lost all sense of news and editorial values. Watching the Wimbledon highlights on catch-up and the Fery match is third on the roster. He's British and he's in the semi-finals FFS," an irritated viewer posted.The men's semi-finals are scheduled for Friday (July 10). Fery is set to face number two seed Alexander Zverev, while top seed Jannik Sinner gears up for another encounter with 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic.Wimbledon coverage broadcasts on BBC One and BBC Two, with streaming available via BBC iPlayer