Arthur Fery continues to impress in his breakthrough run at Wimbledon this year.
Fery received a wildcard for Wimbledon this year, having only won two Grand Slam main draw matches in his career before this year’s grass court major.
The Briton has gone from strength to strength since then, highlighted by Fery’s latest win over Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarter-finals.
As Fery continues to surprise people at Wimbledon this year, he has now been told that he does something even better than world number one Jannik Sinner.
Naomi Broady suggests Arthur Fery is a better mover than Jannik Sinner
Fery’s compatriots Greg Rusedski and Naomi Broady both reacted to his victory over Dimitrov live on BBC’s 5 Live radio coverage.
Rusedski was full of praise for Fery, while Broady claimed that he had ‘single-handedly saved the LTA’ after earlier British disappointment at Wimbledon.
Former top 100 player Broady then went on to highlight Fery’s movement as a strength and suggested that it was even better than Sinner and Alexander Zverev’s.
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“We heard it in the interview, he couldn’t believe he won his last round,” began Rusedski.
“Then to beat Grigor Dimitrov, twice down a break in that fourth set, to come through and break him three times, win a final set tie-breaker, become only the sixth British man in the Open Era to make the quarter-finals, this is a fairytale story. He is the real deal.
“This has been by far the best British story at The Championships and it continues! Let’s not forget, he did beat Cobolli in the Australian Open earlier this year, this fairytale may continue.”
Broady followed, “Yeah, he has single-handedly saved the LTA from a lot of criticism I think with his run, after the stories going out after the first few days.
“But this is a story just about Arthur, for the journey that he’s been on, for the injuries, you know the hard work that players put on behind the scenes and also for me a nod to the Challenger Tour and how strong it is. Because he’s been competing away and fighting hard, but he’s not been able to have any remarkable results and certainly not enough ranking points.
“I mean this would have taken him such a long time to lower level to gain this many ranking points to move his ranking up to the world’s top 70. It’s just an incredible springboard and what an opportunity now, I mean who even cares what happens over the next year or so. The atmosphere out on Centre Court, he will never forget that for his entire life.”
The former British number two added, “Absolutely, it feels like the average height for the men now is 6’1″, 6’2″, but then we have all guys like Reilly Opelka, I think he’s the tallest all the way up to 6’11”.
“For me, what I love so much about tennis is you use your strengths to your advantages. For Arthur that is his movement, he knows that he will back himself. His movement is impeccable.
“We say now with Zverev and with Sinner, these guys who are 6’2″, 6’3”, you used to be a serve bot when you’re that tall, the tall guys move so well now. But then you look at Fery and you’re like, oh no they don’t. They don’t move like he does, certainly not on a grass court
“…How on earth is he sliding like this? He looks like he’s on a clay court! The speed of which he moves on a tennis court is exceptional. The strength of his legs so when he gets to the shots he can still be so on balance. I love that he just leans into it, he’s like I’m 5’9″ but that’s not going to stop me, I’m going to use that to my advantage, I’m going to move better than everyone else, well he’s just proved it.”
Where will Arthur Fery be ranked after Wimbledon?
Fery is still in with a shout for the Wimbledon title, but he has already confirmed a significant rankings breakthrough.
Coming into Wimbledon this year, Fery was already at a career-high ranking of world number 114, but he has taken it to another level now.
After reaching the quarter-finals at SW19, Fery is confirmed to break into the top 70, which confirms that he will receive direct entry at a major for the first time at the US Open this year.
| Wimbledon 2026 | Where Arthur Fery would be in the live rankings |
| Quarter-final | No.63 |
| Semi-final | No.36 |
| Final | No.26 |
| Title | No.13 |
Fery could take this even further if he wins his quarter-final match against Flavio Cobolli, as it would enable him to enter the top 40 and overtake Cameron Norrie as British number one.
Despite being the underdog in his upcoming match, Fery did beat Cobolli at the Australian Open earlier this year.
