Arthur Fery's Wimbledon run ended by Alexander Zverev in semi-finals
British wildcard Arthur Fery's impressive Wimbledon run concluded in the semi-finals after a straight-sets defeat to Alexander Zverev. Despite the loss, Fery's performance will see him become the new British number one and rise significantly in the world rankings.
Why it matters
Fery's breakthrough performance represents a significant shift in British tennis rankings and highlights the emergence of new talent on the Grand Slam stage.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Fery was the first men's wildcard to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001
Arthur Fery's unforgettable Wimbledon run is over after Alexander Zverev denied the British wildcard a place in the final and ended his hopes of a fairytale finish.
Fery, who arrived at SW19 as the world number 114 and had never been beyond the second round of a Grand Slam, defied all expectations to reach the semi-finals.
But an encounter against second seed Zverev proved one step too far and the French Open champion was a class above in a 7-6 (7-0) 6-2 6-4 win.
As the German shared a warm embrace with Fery at the net, the Centre Court crowd rose as one and applauded the player who wrote one of the best British Wimbledon stories of the past few years.
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