British wildcard Arthur Fery honoured the “greatest of all time” Roger Federer after beating Grigor Dimitrov in an epic five-set comeback to reach the quarter-finals. The 23-year-old Fery, born to French parents but raised five minutes away from Wimbledon, arrived at the Championship as a wildcard and ranked 114, with only two Grand Slam victories to his name. After beating Dimitrov in front of Federer on Monday (7 July), he said: “ 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 over there.” The camera then panned to Federer who clapped Fery and gave a warm thumbs up. Fery added: “It’s unbelievable.”

Th British number three fought back from two sets and 4-1 down to win a match tie-break on a raucous Court 18.

The 23-year-old wildcard Fery, who suffers nosebleeds on court and carries earplugs in his tennis bag, defeated Zizou Bergs in a five-set epic on Saturday and remains the only…

In Arthur Fery’s boyhood neighborhood, they could probably hear the cheers from a raucous Court 18. Fery grew up just 5 minutes from Wimbledon.

The 23-year-old defied three nosebleeds and fought back from 4-1 down in the fourth and fifth sets on Court 18.

Returning to Wimbledon ranked 146th in the world, Dimitrov has made it back to the fourth round following last year’s retirement while leading Jannik Sinner

Arthur Fery and Grigor Dimitrov will meet in an all-wild card battle in the fourth round.

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Wimbledon wildcard Arthur Fery is the only British player left in the men’s or women’s singles

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A stunning five-set win over Grigor Dimitrov means the Fery-tale continues

A stunning five-set win over Grigor Dimitrov means the Fery-tale continues

British wildcard Arthur Fery emerged victorious following an enthralling five-set thriller with Grigor Dimitrov to make it to the Wimbledon quarter-finals

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Britain’s Arthur Fery recovered to produce an astonishing 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) win over Grigor Dimitrov in the battle of two wildcards

LONDON, July 6 : Home hope Arthur Fery won the battle of the wildcards on Monday, beating seasoned campaigner Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-4 7-6(7) to reach the quarter-finals at…

Britain's Arthur Fery defeated fellow wildcard Grigor Dimitrov in a dramatic five-set match to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, after Jasmine Paolini halted Alexandra…

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British wildcard almost lost against Grigor Dimitrov but he has no quit in him and won his way deep into the second week of Wimbledon

MATTHEW LAMBWELL ON CENTRE COURT: Twenty five years after Goran Ivanisevic became the first wildcard to win Wimbledon, Arthur Fery is three wins away from becoming the second.