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Arthur Fery Reaches Wimbledon Semis

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Wild-card entry Arthur Fery has reached the Wimbledon semifinals, stunning the ninth-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Centre Court. Fery, ranked world No. 114, delivered a dominant performance in front of a supportive home crowd and royalty, including Queen Camilla.

This remarkable run makes Fery only the fourth men's wild-card entrant in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. He also becomes the third player outside the ATP Top 100 in the last 40 years to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, joining Vladimir Voltchkov and Goran Ivanisevic. Fery is the fifth British man to reach the semifinals at the All England Club in the Open era and the first unseeded British player, male or female, to achieve this feat.

Fery will face Alexander Zverev in the semifinals after Zverev defeated Taylor Fritz. Fery's victory represents a significant leap in his Grand Slam experience; he has played 25 sets in this tournament alone, compared to 21 total sets across his prior four Grand Slam appearances.