Tim Henman hailed Arthur Fery's 'extraordinary' performance as the British wildcard continued his Wimbledon fairy tale with a convincing quarter-final win over Flavio Cobolli. Fery punched his ticket into the final four with a brilliant and clinical performance against the French Open finalist, storming to a 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-0 victory in front of a rapturous Centre Court crowd.
Fery Joins Elite British Company
The Brit, who was ranked 114th in the world before this tournament, has now become just the fourth home player in the open era to make the last four at Wimbledon after Andy Murray, Tim Henman, Roger Taylor and Cameron Norrie. His straight-sets win over Cobolli, who reached the French Open final earlier this year, marks a significant milestone in his career.
Henman's Praise
Reacting to Fery's dominant win, Henman said on BBC commentary: 'A quite extraordinary performance. To come out in your Grand Slam quarter-final at home on centre court and win in straight sets and win the third set 6-0 against a Grand Slam finalist is absolutely brilliant.'
Henman later added: 'What I've watched and been so impressed with is firstly the courage and the belief. When you go out on Centre Court for the first time as a British player and you've got the hope and expectations of a lot of people on your shoulders, you can go out there hoping and wanting it to happen, but you have to make it happen and that's exactly what Fery has done first against Dimitrov and against Cobolli who is a world class performer.'
Clinical Performance
The match saw Fery dominate from the start, taking the first set 6-4 before edging a tight second-set tie-break 7-4. He then raced through the third set, winning it 6-0 to seal his place in the semi-finals. Henman described the performance as 'absolutely sensational' and said it would 'enhance his inner belief that he can keep winning in this tournament.'
