See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy ELIZABETH HAIGH, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and WILL PICKWORTH, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 13:46 BST, 10 July 2026 | Updated: 13:54 BST, 10 July 2026
British tennis player Arthur Fery's proud multi-millionaire parents both watched on as he faced Alexander Zverev in a tense semi-final match at Wimbledon's Centre Court this afternoon. The 23-year-old, who is only the second wild card player in history to reach the semi-finals at the All England Club, already beat ninth seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets on Wednesday to progress to the penultimate round.As he stepped out to face the second seed German Zverev on Friday, parents Olivia, 53, and Loïc, 52, who are divorced, were both ardent supporters.His mother sat separately from his father, who was accompanied by his partner Diana Kyllmann, 35, a Bolivian former tennis player turned investment banker.Fery comes from a sporting dynasty and has been nicknamed 'Cross Channel Fery' after being born in France but spending the majority of his life in the UK. His mother, Olivia, is a former professional tennis player, while his wealthy hedge fund manager father, Loïc, once bought a French top-flight football club. His parents had three children together before they divorced in 2022, and he was born in the affluent Paris suburb of Sèvres. Loïc Ferry supports son Arthur at his semi-final match, accompanied by his partner Diana Kyllmann, 35, and his own father Denis
