Arthur Fery and Henry Patten well and truly saved British tennis from embarrassment at Wimbledon.
Fery, a wildcard, was the only British singles player who reached the Wimbledon third round.
The 23-year-old went on to enjoy an extraordinary campaign, eventually losing to Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.
Fery has shot up the rankings as a result, and is now the new British men’s number one.
Where will Arthur Fery be ranked at the end of the year?
He's up 78 places from 114th!
Henry Patten also did his nation proud, winning the men’s doubles title alongside Finland’s Harri Heliovaara.
British tennis fans now have further cause for celebration following the successes of three players at the ATP Challenger level.
Jacob Fearnley, Jan Choinski, and Henry Searle have all won ATP Challenger titles
Fearnley, who reached the second round at Wimbledon, won the Newport Challenger on Sunday.
The new world number 123 saved six match points before defeating Australia’s Adam Walton 5-7, 7-6, 6-4.
The result represented Fearnley’s fifth Challenger triumph of his career.
Jan Choinski also continued his impressive campaign, winning his 19th career singles title at the Braunschweig Challenger in Germany.
Choinski defeated Hugo Gaston 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 in the final, and has now achieved a career-high ranking of world number 75.
Henry Searle, a former winner of the Wimbledon Boys’ Singles event, won his second Challenger title after defeating Clement Chidekh 6-4, 6-4 in Nottingham.
Searle, who is being coached by recently-retired Dan Evans, has achieved a career-high ranking of world number 214.
Can Jacob Fearnley return to the top 50?
Fearnley achieved a career-high ranking of world number 49 on June 9, 2025.
Since then, Fearnley has struggled to rekindle his best form.
A collection of poor results and persistent injury issues over the past year saw Fearnley fall to world number 159 – his lowest ranking since September 2024.
Fearnley’s Newport title represents a confidence-boosting result, and one hopes that the Briton can continue to display such fine form for the rest of this year and rise back up the ATP rankings.
