Arthur Fery into Wimbledon semifinal

Arthur Fery reached the Wimbledon men's semifinals on Wednesday after beating Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0 on Centre Court. The official Wimbledon results page listed the match at 2 hours and 14 minutes and marked it as an upset, with Cobolli the No. 9 seed and Fery in the draw as a wildcard. The 23-year-old Brit entered the Championships ranked world No. 114 and had never previously gone beyond the second round of a Grand Slam, according to Wimbledon and Olympics.com coverage. His run has now taken him into the last four at his home major. ### How emphatic was the win over Cobolli? Wimbledon’s official results page showed Fery taking the first set 6-4, edging the second in a tiebreak and then closing the match with a 6-0 third set. (wimbledon.com) The scoreline underlined how decisively the match turned after the second set. Olympics.com reported that Cobolli, the French Open runner-up, struggled to find his form as Fery played in front of a home crowd on Centre Court. (wimbledon.com) Fery had also beaten Cobolli earlier this year at the Australian Open, giving him a 2-0 edge in their meetings this season. ### Why is Fery’s run drawing so much attention? (wimbledon.com) Olympics.com said Fery is the first men's wildcard to reach the Wimbledon semifinals since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001. Wimbledon had already noted before the quarterfinals that Fery was only the fifth wildcard in the Open era to reach the men's last eight at the Championships and the first man outside the top 100 to get that far at Wimbledon since Nick Kyrgios in 2014. (olympics.com) The London setting has added to the attention around the run. Olympics.com reported that Fery grew up a short drive from the All England Club, and the crowd included Queen Camilla for the quarterfinal. ### What did Fery say after reaching the last four? Fery told the crowd, “It just gets better and better every match; I just can't believe it,” according to Olympics.com. (olympics.com) After match point, he fell to the grass, dropped his racket and then embraced Cobolli before celebrating with his team. He also said the closing stages brought a new feeling. “That last game, I felt emotions I hadn't experienced before in my life,” Fery said, adding: “I'm so happy.” ### Who stands between Fery and the final? Alexander Zverev is next after the German beat Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the other quarterfinal on No. 1 Court. (olympics.com) Wimbledon’s results page listed that score as 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in 1 hour and 59 minutes. The official Wimbledon draw and schedule pages show Fery and Zverev placed into the same semifinal half. (olympics.com) Olympics.com identified Zverev as the world No. 2 and said the semifinal matchup was set within minutes of both quarterfinal wins being completed. ### How did Fery get to this point? Wimbledon reported before the Cobolli match that Fery had beaten Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. (wimbledon.com) That result extended a run that had already made him Britain’s remaining home hope in the men’s draw. Friday’s Wimbledon order of play will determine the timing of Fery’s semifinal against Zverev, with the winner advancing to Sunday’s men’s singles final at the All England Club. (wimbledon.com 1) (wimbledon.com 2) (wimbledon.com 3)