Arthur Fery has advanced to the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
Fery, 23, booked his spot in the last 32 at Wimbledon with a 5-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Finland’s Otto Virtanen.
Virtanen, the world number 140, beat fourth seed Ben Shelton in the previous round.
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Following victory over Virtanen, Fery will play Belgium’s Zizou Bergs.
Fery is also the lone British representative in the third round of the singles events, following the defeat of three other British players.
Arthur Fery is Great Britain’s last man standing at Wimbledon
Four British players reached the second round of Wimbledon this year: Arthur Fery [pictured below], Jacob Fearnley, Jan Choinski, and Katie Swan.
All four players recorded impressive victories over higher-ranked opponents.
Fery defeated Damir Dzumhur, Fearnley stunned Alex Michelsen, Choinski knocked out Vit Kopriva, and Swan dismissed Irina- Camelia Begu.
British results in the Wimbledon first round
- Daria Kasatkina defeated Mingge Xu 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
- Alycia Parks defeated Alicia Dudeney 6-3, 6-3
- Jelena Ostapenko defeated Harriet Dart 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- Belinda Bencic defeated Mika Stojsavljevic 6-2, 6-1
- Barbora Krejcikova defeated Hannah Klugman 6-1, 6-4
- Diane Parry defeated Francesca Jones 6-4, 6-4
- Tyra Grant defeated Katie Boulter 6-4, 6-2
- Arthur Rinderknech defeated Oliver Tarvet 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-5
- Michael Zheng defeated Cameron Norrie 6-7, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6
- Rafael Jodar defeated Felix Gill 6-3, 6-3, 7-5
- Shintaro Mochizuki defeated Max Basing 6-3, 6-0, 6-0
- Karen Khachanov defeated Billy Harris 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
- Jakub Mensik defeated Toby Samuel 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6.
- Arthur Fery defeated Damir Dzumhur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
- Katie Swan defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4, 6-4
- Jan Choinski defeated Vit Kopriva 6-3, 7-5, 6-2
- Jacob Fearnley defeated Alex Michelsen 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Unfortunately for British tennis fans, three of those four players lost in the Wimbledon second round.
Madison Keys and Jaume Munar both secured straight-set victories over their British opponents, while Frances Tiafoe battled his way past Jan Choinski in four sets.
As mentioned already, Fery was the only player to secure victory in the Wimbledon second round.
British results in the Wimbledon second round
- Madison Keys defeated Katie Swan 6-1, 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe defeated Jan Choinski 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
- Jaume Munar defeated Jacob Fearnley 6-4, 7-6, 6-4
- Arthur Fery defeated Otto Virtanen 5-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3
The youngster, who also defeated Flavio Cobolli at the Australian Open earlier this year, has already eclipsed his best-ever result in south-west London.
Last year, the Briton reached the second round after stunning 20th seed Alexei Popyrin.
He was then beaten by Luciano Darderi in straights sets.
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Who is Arthur Fery’s next opponent?
Zizou Bergs, the world number 37, has defeated Jaime Faria and Ugo Humbert en route to the Wimbledon third round.
The Belgian star, a winner of one ATP Tour title, has never played Arthur Fery on the ATP Tour.
The Lommel-born 27-year-old will achieve his best-ever result at a Grand Slam if he defeats Fery on Saturday.
The Belgian has reached the third round of a Grand Slam on three occasions: the 2024 French Open, 2025 US Open, and 2026 Wimbledon.
