Overview
- Fery defeated ninth seed Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6(7-4), 6-0 to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals on Wednesday and became only the second men's wildcard in the Open Era to reach the last four.
- The win earned Fery royal congratulations from Queen Camilla and produced a vocally partisan Centre Court reaction that included loud boos when Alexander Zverev’s name was mentioned during Fery’s interview.
- As a result of his run from world No.114, Fery is projected to rise to about world No.36 and to overtake Cameron Norrie as British number one if the projections hold.
- Fery grew up near the All England Club and developed his game at Stanford University, and his Centre Court victories have mixed flat ball-striking with occasional net approaches that suit grass courts.
- He now faces reigning French Open champion Alexander Zverev on Friday in a first-time meeting that will test whether the unlikely wild-card run can extend to a place in the final against either Jannik Sinner or Novak Djokovic.