Arthur Fery stuns Cobolli 6-4, 7-6, 6-0 to reach Wimbledon semi-finals

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British wildcard stuns the No 9 seed 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-0

Fery will face Alexander Zverev for place in men’s final

It would have been perfectly reasonable for Arthur Fery to have finally betrayed a few nerves as he stood a point away from establishing a two-set lead in his first grand slam quarter-final. Any tension or fear he may have felt, however, was completely overpowered by his unwavering self-belief and certainty that has defined the greatest fortnight of his life.

Leading by a set and 6-4 in the second set tie-break, Fery leapt forward to meet Flavio Cobolli’s second serve on the rise, and he immediately followed up his sweet backhand return by sweeping forward to the net. Fery’s subsequent backhand drop volley stopped dead on the grass, killing the second set in the process.

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