Britain’s Arthur Fery was still coming to terms with his ‘incredible’ full circle moment of playing in front of Roger Federer on his Centre Court debut after reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday night.Fery became the first player ranked outside the ATP Top 100 to reach the last eight of the men’s singles at Wimbledon since world No 144 Nick Kyrgios in 2014, when he stunned Grigor Dimitrov over five sets 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-4 7-6 (10-7).
The 23-year-old wild card grew up close to Wimbledon and some of his earliest tennis memories are of visiting the All England Club and watching Federer and other top players in action.
In fact, his last visit to Centre Court had been as an 11-year-old fan to watch the 2014 Wimbledon final between Federer and Novak Djokovic.
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Eight-time winner Roger Federer watched Fery from the Royal Box
“When I switched the TV on in the changing rooms for the first match [on Centre Court today], the women’s match, I saw Roger was in the Royal Box, I didn’t know he was coming.
“I sent a message to my team saying, ‘Roger’s in the box, I’m pretty tight’.
“It’s incredible to be in that position where one of the greatest of all time is watching you, let alone watching me play a five-set match against Dimitrov on Centre Court, Wimbledon.”
Fery, who will move into the world top 100 following his astonishing run at Wimbledon, has set up a quarter-final showdown with ninth seed and French Open finalist Flavio Cobolli.He has tennis in his genes. His mother Olivia Fery (née Gravereaux) reached a career high of No 225 in the world during her time on tour, which saw her win two ITF titles and also represented France in the Fed Cup.
Who is British tennis star Arthur Fery?
Born in Sevres, France, Fery grew up in London and attended King’s College School in Wimbledon.Tennis is in his blood. Fery’s mother, Olivia Fery (née Gravereaux), was a former player on the WTA Tour and played at the French Open in the early ’90s.His father, Loic Fery, is the current president at FC Lorient, who compete in the French Ligue 1.Fery went to Stanford University, where he majored in Science, Technology and Society, as well as becoming one of the best tennis players in the country.Fery played main-draw doubles at Wimbledon in 2021 and 2022 before winning his first main-draw match at Wimbledon in 2025 and then sealing his…
2026-07-06 22:33:00
