London, July 8 -- British wildcard Arthur Fery will play for a place in the Wimbledon final after extending his sensational run with a remarkable victory over world number 10 FlavioCobolli in front of an ecstatic Centre Court crowd.
Before this week, world number 114 Fery had never gone beyond the second round at one of the sport's major tournaments. But on a scorching afternoon, Fery dismantled French Open runner-up and ninth seed Cobolli 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-0, according to BBC Sport.
The 23-year-old dropped to the ground as the crowd chanted his name after becoming the first men's wildcard to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for 25 years. Goran Ivanisevic is the only other wildcard to have reached this stage at Wimbledon - and he went on to ...