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British wildcard has no quit in him and fought back to deny Grigor Dimitrov and reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals

Who the hell taught Arthur Fery when to know when he’s beaten? It’s easier to kick nicotine than it is to make this kid quit. He made it through to the fourth round by twice fighting his way back after trailing by a set and a break to defeat Zizou Bergs in a fifth‑set tie‑break, and now he’s gone on to the quarter‑finals by doing it all over again after being a set and a break down against Grigor Dimitrov.

There are brick walls with more ive in them. Against Dimitrov the 23‑year‑old Fery, who has never made it past the second round of a grand slam tournament, almost lost, almost lost, and almost lost again. And then in the end, he won.

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Booklet foldables are an interesting paradigm. They’re unbelievably pricey, premium products that offer a whole new take on the smartphone form. However, the perceived wisdom is that you have to accept a few compromises to make it all work.

Smaller batteries and less screen-on time due to the thin frame, performance throttling due to the cramped internals, trade-offs in IP ratings due to the hinge mechanisms, and a smaller, less well-equipped camera setup to avoid an unbalanced weight in hand. You name it, and there’s probably a believable excuse for why a $1,700 foldable doesn’t quite compete with the very best hardware specs you’ll find in an Ultra flagship that costs $500 less. Still, it’s a price some are willing to pay for the form factor’s less conventional perks.

However, the new vivo X Fold 6 has upended that old adage, offering some seriously long battery life and impressive camera capabilities at a price that makes Google and Samsung look like they’re overcharging. Not only are the specs impressive on their own, but the X Fold 6 has exposed a serious lack of progress at the heart of the most popular Western foldable phones.