Every year floods of spectators flock to Wimbledon with the dream of witnessing a British player go the distance at the All England Club.
Those hopes were dented before the tournament had even commenced this year with leading hopefuls Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu withdrawing due to injury.
First-round defeats to Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter had all but extinguished the dream, but Britain has a new underdog they can rally for in the second week of Wimbledon.
Arthur Fery, who is a wildcard entry at SW19, has enjoyed a stunning Grand Slam breakthrough that has witnessed him eliminate Damir Dzumhur, Otto Virtanen and world number 37 Zizou Bergs at Wimbledon.
Encountering three-time Grand Slam semi-finalist and former world number three Grigor Dimitrov in the last-16, Fery booked his place in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon after a five-set thriller, defeating the Bulgarian in a pulsating tie-break.
Fery will now encounter ninth seed Flavio Cobolli in the last eight.
Professional Career and Ranking
Born in Sèvres, near Paris, France, Fery is the son of former French tennis player Olivia Fery and Loic Fery, who is the president of Ligue 1 football club Lorient.
Attending King’s College School in Wimbledon, Fery achieved a career high junior world ranking of No. 12 and reached the semi-finals of the Boys' doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
Fery subsequently ventured to America on a tennis scholarship at Stanford University for a Science, Technology and Society degree.
Whilst playing in the United States' competitive collegiate tennis system for three years, Fery made his debut at Wimbledon in 2021 after receiving a wildcard, but lost in the final round of qualifying in five sets to Tallon Griekspoor.
Fery made his main draw doubles debut at Wimbledon in the subsequent year and in 2023, the French-born Britsecured his first win on the Challenger Tour - the Championship to the ATP Tour - when he defeated Steve Johnson at the Nottingham Open.
He was rewarded with a wildcard entry to the main draw of Wimbledon that year, where he encountered third seed and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, losing in straight sets.
Climbing into the top 250 of the ATP rankings in May 2024, Fery achieved his first-ever Grand Slam victory at Wimbledon by upsetting 20th seed Alexei Popyrin in the first round. He followed it up by winning his first Challenger Tour title in Barranquilla, which resulted in him making his ATP Tour debut at the Stockholm Open late in 2025.
Fery's preparation for Wimbledon saw him compete at the HSBC Championships and the 23-year-old advanced to the last eight at Queen's Club.
Current world ranking
Fery achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 114 on 29th June 2026, which is expected to rise significantly following his exploits at Wimbledon.
Arthur Fery's Titles
To date, Arthur Fery has won one Challenger Tour title and five ITF Tour tournaments:
Challenger Tour
- Kia Open Baranquilla - August 2025
- ITF Tour
- M25 Nottingham - July 2022
- M25 Sheffield - October 2022
- M25 Malibu - January 2023
- M25 Aldershot - August 2023
- M25 Roehampton - February 2025
