United Kingdom, July 8 -- Catherine, Princess of Wales has hailed British tennis star Arthur Fery for the "fantastic achievement" of reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

The 23-year-old tennis star earned a memorable victory against Italian ninth seed Flavio Cobolli on Centre Court on Wednesday (08.07.26) to reach the last four at the All England Club and the princess - an avid tennis fan who serves as the club's patron - took to social media to praise the sportsman.

Catherine, 44, wrote on social media platform X : "A memorable day at Wimbledon. Congratulations to Arthur Fery on becoming the first British wildcard to reach the Gentlemen's Singles semi-finals in the Open Era, a fantastic achievement that has inspired so many. Wishing ...