Wimbledon has a way of turning unknowns into names overnight, and on Monday it was Arthur Fery's turn. The 23-year-old Briton, playing on a wildcard and ranked well outside the top 100, came back from the brink to beat Grigor Dimitrov and book a place in the quarterfinals at the All England Club.
A comeback from two sets to one
Fery won 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(10-7), digging out of a two-sets-to-one deficit against a far more decorated opponent, the ATP Tour reported. Dimitrov, a former world No. 3 and a past Wimbledon semifinalist, had looked to be in control and needed only to hold serve to close it out, Outlook India reported. Instead, Fery forced a deciding set and held his nerve through a tense final-set tiebreak.
From outside the top 100 to the last eight
Fery arrived at the Championships as an afterthought in the draw and leaves the second week as one of its stories, into the last eight at a major for the first time. His run is the sort the tournament prizes, a lightly regarded home player finding form on grass and toppling a seasoned name in front of a partisan crowd.
What's next
The quarterfinal will be by far the biggest match of Fery's career, a step into territory few outside his own camp expected him to reach. Whatever happens next, Monday's win, salvaged from two sets down against a former top-three player, is the kind of afternoon that follows a player for the rest of a career.
