MATTHEW LAMBWELL AT WIMBLEDON: There have been attempts from the French media - without a men's Grand Slam champion since 1983 - to co-opt Fery as one of their own.

British wildcard Fery, who started Wimbledon ranked 114th in the world, roared into the quarter-finals with a stunning five-set win over Grigor Dimitrov

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.