A glittering array of stars were in Wimbledon's Royal Box on Friday to watch British tennis sensation Arthur Fery bid to reach the men's final. Fery, 23, is already the first British wildcard to reach the Wimbledon semifinals in the open era and was hoping to go one better against world No. 2 Alexander Zverev, helped on by a raucous crowd packed inside Centre Court.
VIPs in the Royal Box
Among the VIPs with the best seats in the house were legendary British editor Dame Anna Wintour, making her return to the 2026 Championships, who was pictured alongside Oscar-nominated Moulin Rouge! and Romeo and Juliet film director Baz Luhrmann. Acclaimed fashion designer Tom Ford also joined the pair in the box alongside British actor George MacKay, who is starring in the upcoming Sense and Sensibility film adaptation alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Another making their second appearance at Wimbledon this year was Benedict Cumberbatch, who took his seat in the Royal Box alongside his wife, theatre director Sophie Hunter.
Arthur Fery's Historic Run
Fery, 23, is the second wildcard entry to reach the last four, after Goran Ivanisevic in 2001. The Croat went on to beat Pat Rafter and lift the trophy 25 years ago, defeating Greg Rusedski and Tim Henman en route. Fery opened play on Centre Court on Friday against the second seed Alexander Zverev, booking his semifinal spot with a stunning straight-sets victory over ninth seed Flavio Cobolli, whom he had already defeated at the Australian Open in his first major shock.
Zverev, the French Open champion, progressed after his own three-set win over Taylor Fritz out on Court No. 1.
Other Notable Matches
As if the Fery vs. Zverev match wasn't enough to whet the appetite, Novak Djokovic was set to take on world number one Jannik Sinner in the second men's semifinal on Centre Court. Djokovic, 39, was bidding for a record 25th grand slam but faced an almighty task taking on Sinner, who won his fourth singles grand slam at Wimbledon last year and had not lost a set in the previous four rounds.
The Briton Fery is looking to become the first home hope to reach the final at the All England Club in a decade, 10 years on from Sir Andy Murray's second triumph in 2016.
