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It\u2019s an absolute destruction, and we have witnessed perfection. It\u2019s not possible to play this well, never mind play this well at this age with this level of inexperience, but Arthur Fery has done it, into the last four of Wimbledon as a 23-year-old wildcard! This is what sport is all about; this is what life is all about; and Fery is giggling at the unfathomable ridiculousness of it all. Oh my complete and utter everlasting, everloving days.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Fery good show Sir.<\/span> Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The Guardian<\/span>Fery (left) and Flavio Cobolli embrace at the net.<\/span> Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The Guardian<\/span>Fery signs autographs for the fans.<\/span> Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The GuardianShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.58 EDT<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Righto, that\u2019s it form us for today \u2013 and it\u2019s been something. <\/strong>Here are our reports:<\/p>\n Otherwise, though, it\u2019s time to say goodbye, but not for long \u2013 Katy will be with you tomorrow for the women\u2019s semis. Until then, though, peace out.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Kostyuk, meantime, has found herself over the last few months, brilliant in the clay-court season.<\/strong> She was great at Roland Garros too, but no-showed in the semi against Andreeva; if she does that again, Noskova has a really good chance of beating her, but if she\u2019s at it, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s close.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n I can\u2019t wait for these semis tomorrow. Regular readers will probably know that Muchova v Kostyuk is my dream final, and I think that the matches are on their rackets.<\/strong><\/p>\n Gauff is an amazing competitor and brilliant at finding a way to win, but she\u2019s not playing all that well, while Muchova\u2019s meld of power. touch and angles is vey hared to read and beat, especially on grass. A big backhand isn\u2019t enough to beat it, so Gauff will have to serve really well and hope her forehand stands up; my guess is it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n ShareShare<\/p>\n It\u2019s wild that Fery is only 5\u201d9.<\/strong> A few years ago I was trying to help a young player find an agent, and the first question I was asked? \u201cHow tall is he?\u201d If it was less than 6\u201d2, and it was, the bloke wasn\u2019t really having it, and it makes sense \u2013 serves come from higher, wingspans are wider \u2013 and yet.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Imagine watching your nipper do this.<\/strong> I don\u2019t know how you can even be there \u2013 I\u2019d be an absolute mess \u2013 but somehow, they hold it down.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n \u2026and Olivia Fery personifies pride.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: BBCShare<\/p>\n Lo\u00efc Ferry wonders what on earth he brought into this world\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The GuardianShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a013.20 EDT<\/p>\n I can\u2019t think of many, if any times I\u2019ve seen Cobolli so utterly debased.<\/strong> Only a month ago, he took Zverev to five sets in the final at Roland Garros, and the difference today was not grass versus clay. The onslaught just became too much \u2013 as everything Fery did worked, he lost faith in his ability to rebound, accepting that sometimes, we\u2019re powerless.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Also going on:<\/strong><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n \u201cWe do get an England v Germany semi-final after all!\u201d says Dean Moull.<\/strong> \u201cAnd now he\u2019s GB No. 1 and 36 in live rankings too. Not too shabby!\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s astounding. In recent months, we\u2019ve also seen Rafael Jodar and Maja Chwalinska vault up the rankings; the question now is whether they can stay there. Jodar, I\u2019m certain, is special; Chwalinska I\u2019m not sure about; and Fery is in between. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s a top-40 player with a good chance of top 20, but can he go further? He\u2019s got the temperament, but now we need to see if he\u2019s got the ability, or if he\u2019s \u201cmerely\u201d a very good player playing his best.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n We\u2019re going to keep this going for next 40 minutes or so<\/strong>, so please do send in your reactions to the insanity we\u2019ve just experienced.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n double quotation markBefore this tournament, Fery had just two grand slam wins to his name, he had yet to reach the top 100 and he was still just trying to bridge the gap between the lesser ATP Challenger Tour and the biggest tournament in the sport. Now he is a grand slam semi-finalist at Wimbledon, just a few minutes away from where he grew up. He is the second wildcard in the open era to reach the semi-final of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Here\u2019s Tumaini\u2019s take\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n ShareShare<\/p>\n Zverev is happy and hopes to play two more matches. He hadn\u2019t beaten Fritz in two years, but \u201cplayed a fantastic match\u201d and is happy to be in the semis.<\/strong><\/p>\n Told he seemed to find it easy, he says \u201cnothing on a tennis court is easy,\u201d noting that in his first service game, he faced three break points and was facing an opponent he\u2019d not beaten in ages. He knew he had to be flawless and he was.<\/p>\n This time last year, he was already practising on a hard court, so he\u2019s happy to just be in the tournament, playing well at Wimbledon is a dream come true for which he\u2019s been waiting a long time.<\/p>\n Told about the noise coming from Centre as he concluded his match, he jokes \u201cwhat, Cobolli won?\u201d then says he knows the crowd won\u2019t support him in the semi but it\u2019ll be an exciting day for both of them \u2013 \u201cit\u2019s a fairytale story for Arthur Fery\u201d but he has to trust himself and his tennis and hopefully he can just show a good performance.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re a gent,\u201d concludes Rishi Persad.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n \u201cJust seems to get better and better every match,\u201d he says. \u201cJust can\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Asked if he always knew this was in there, he exhales deeply, then says he beat Cobolli in Melbourne which was a boost of confidence so he knew he could do it. He was very nervous beforehand but just kept going and, asked if he was as cool as he looked, says it wasn\u2019t like that on the inside. The last game, he felt emotions he\u2019d not experienced in his life, and he\u2019s sure his people in the stand felt the same \u2013 he\u2019s so glad to share the moment with them.<\/p>\n Finally, told only two wildcards have made it to the semis of Wimbledon, one of which is him \u2013 the other is Goran Ivanisevic, who won the thing in 2001 \u2013 he\u2019s asked how he prepares during the next couple of days. \u201cEr, i don\u2019t know, I\u2019ve never been in this position before,\u201d he chortles. \u201cWe\u2019ll just figure it out as we go, bu I\u2019m just gonna keep going. I\u2019ve been doing a great job for the past 10 days, I\u2019m just gonna do the same thing and see where that takes me.\u201d<\/p>\n What a moment. The camera zooms in on his dad, close to tears, and I daresay there are sweaty eyeballs all over the place. What on earth have we just seen?<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n OK, let\u2019s hear what the man of the moment \u2013<\/strong> and day, and week, and fortnight \u2013 has to say\u2026.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n It\u2019s an absolute destruction and we have witnessed perfection. Zverev hasn\u2019t been that<\/em> good this tournament, but this was what we thought we might see at some point: the performance of someone inhabiting a new level and a new version of themselves, buzzing off equilibrium and relief. He meets Fery next, and that should be a nice quiet night in at the library.<\/p>\n <\/span>Alexander Zverev celebrates after winning his quarter-final match against Taylor Fritz.<\/span> Photograph: Toby Melville\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.44 EDT<\/p>\n It\u2019s an absolute destruction, and we have witnessed perfection. It\u2019s not possible to play this well, never mind play this well at this age with this level of inexperience, but Arthur Fery has done it, into the last four of Wimbledon as a 23-year-old wildcard! This is what sport is all about; this is what life is all about; and Fery is giggling at the unfathomable ridiculousness of it all. Oh my complete and utter everlasting, everloving days.<\/p>\n <\/span>Fery good show Sir.<\/span> Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The Guardian<\/span>Fery (left) and Flavio Cobolli embrace at the net.<\/span> Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The Guardian<\/span>Fery signs autographs for the fans.<\/span> Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The GuardianShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.58 EDT<\/p>\n Handed a second serve, Cobolli nets; an ace follows, 30-0.<\/strong> But next pint, Cobolli goes line, hits the tape, Fery slips \u2026 and still manages to pat back a winner, from the ground. In the crowd, his mum covers her face, unable to believe what she\u2019s seeing, but she\u2019s seeing it alright: her boy is amazing the world!<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Fery forces a point for a triple break,<\/strong> which Cobolli saves, then another, and the young man zooms in to retrieve a drop, carefully ushers on to the baseline \u2026 and though he\u2019s again circumspect with his overhead, the pressure tells and the Italian nets a forehand. He knows the jig is bust and, at 6-4 7-6 5-0, Arthur Expletive Fery will now serve for a place in the semi-finals of Expletive Wimbledon! He\u2019s making this look easy!*<\/p>\n *this is not easy.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Zverev holds for 6-4 6-4 5-1, and this is the best I\u2019ve seen him play on grass.<\/strong> In this form, he\u2019ll take some stopping.<\/p>\n <\/span>Alexander Zverev bashes out a backhand during his quarter-final against Taylor Fritz.<\/span> Photograph: Toby Melville\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.26 EDT<\/p>\n Arthur Fery is not human.<\/strong> His tennis is good, of course, but what makes him special is his commitment to playing naturally and his obliviousness to the momentousness. He endorses to love, and leads 2-0 4-0, the warmth of his buzz enveloping us through our screen; this is an absolute kicking: Cobolli, who made the last eight here last year and the final at Roland Garros in May, looks lost and bewildered, beaten up and beaten down. This stuff just does not happen, yet here it is it, happening in front of our eyes.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n And he\u2019s not the only one!<\/strong> Zverev is wiping the floor with Fritz, a glorious backhand down the line \u2013 his rendition is, without doubt, one of the best shots in the game \u2013 giving him a double break too. He leads 6-4 6-4 4-1, and looks like a completely different player to the meek, defeated desperado we saw last year after Sinner destroyed him in the Aussie Open final.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Zverev breaks Fritz for 6-4 6-4 3-1, and he\u2019s nearly there; my sense is both men know this is over.<\/strong> Meantime, Fery skids in to return a drop, it catches the outside of the outside of the line; 0-14. And when he nails a return, then a forehand cross, Cobolli nets a backhand, and he has two points for the double break! It\u2019s an absolute outrage, this; how dare it be possible? This time, though, we wind up at deuce, then Cobolli nets a forehand and must face a third break point; he saves it, and gestures to the crowd that they\u2019re suddenly less loquacious. Which is all very well, but it suggests they\u2019re bothering him, and when we resume, Fery again outlasts his man from the back \u2013 his fitness is a joke \u2013 and Cobolli puts an inside-out forehand just wide! Fery is up two sets and a double break, and he\u2019s earned every bit of it! This is a near-perfect performance, bursting with attitude and endeavour, skill and joy, and ast 6-4 7-6 3-0, he\u2019s three holds away from \u2026 the Wimbledon semi-finals?!<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Cobolli, though, isn\u2019t giving up, landing a forehand on the baseline at 30-all that Fery can\u2019t get back.<\/strong> Then, on break point, Fery tries a drop and it\u2019s good but so too is Cobolli\u2019s response. Again, though, Fery plays a decent shot and, when the lob is hoisted, he slam-dunks an overhead, on the retreat, which takes us to deuce. And though Cobolli finds a forehand for advantage, again, Fery plays a blinder of a point, showing ludicrous speed and will to stay in it, before devastating another smash for deuce. And from there, he closes out a thrilling, inspiring consolidation, once again playing his best tennis when he needs it most. Chris Evert is famous as the player least pervious to pressure, but it doesn\u2019t seem to affect Fery at all. I\u2019m absolutely nonplussed.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely wild stuff happening on Centre Court right now!\u201d marvels Matthew Leung.<\/strong> \u201cI think we could be having our very own Cabo Verde moment. To quote Gary Neville on Vozinha: \u2018Where has he been? We should have met him before.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n In fairness to Fery, he beat Cobolli in Australia and he made smaller waves before then, but after today, his life will never be the same again. It\u2019s amazing to watch.<\/p>\n ShareShare<\/p>\n At 30-all on the Cobolli serve, Fery swats a backhand return, taking the ball early, and the riposte goes into the net!<\/strong> Chance! And when a rally-ball forehand is also netted, the young Brit stots and prances, up two sets and a break! What on earth is going on, mates?<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Fritz will be feeling exceedingly poorly. <\/strong>All the players know that, with Alcaraz absent, Djokovic on the wane and Sinner not at his best, this is a chance for them. But Fritz is 28, so knows he might not get a better opportunity, and he\u2019s also closer to them than most; meaning he\u2019s no chance of escaping pressure \u2013 and you can see it in the way he\u2019s playing. He holds to trail 5-6 4-6 1-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Back on No 1, Zverev secures set two against Fritz and is playing very nicely, his 6-4 6-4 advantage a fair reflection of what we\u2019ve seen.<\/strong> Ultimately, Fritz is an elite server, but nowhere near as good at the rest of the stuff, whereas Zverev has a brilliant backhand and a forehand that, when on, is also good and, abetted by the confidence winning the French Open gave him, that wider range of tools is allowing him to dominate.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Goodness me , the racket on Centre when Fery secured that set; we are witnessing something very, very special.<\/strong> We\u2019ve no need to isolate aspects, we can enjoy them all, but his ability to stay simultaneously aggressive and composed is Hannibal Lecter-like. he must have the resting pulse-rate of a table.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n A luscious drop from Cobolli saves the first set point, but a second serve offers Fery the chance to attack, and he clobbers to the corner.<\/strong> The italian, though, is quick, responding with a backhand slice cross-court \u2026 but Fery gets to it, retorts with one of his own, and Cobolli, nashing in, tries a desperate lob \u2026 and it\u2019s long! ARTHUR FERY, A 23-YEAR-OLD WILDCARD, LEADS 2-0 AND IS ONE A SET AWAY FROM THE SEMI-FINALS! IT IS ABSOLUTELY RRRRRRIDICULOUS!<\/p>\n <\/span>Arthur Fery celebrates after winning the second set. What a story!<\/span> Photograph: Marko \u0110urica\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.55 EDT<\/p>\n Better from Cobolli,<\/strong> who gets Fery moving about the court by whipping forehands into the corners, and I wonder if his legs will carry him through a long match. But maybe he won\u2019t need to, because a backhand into the tramlines gives him 5-3, the way he attacks the big points still a thing of beauty. And, as I type, Cobolli goes long on serve, meaning Fery has three set points at 6-3, while Fritz is broken from 30-0 up for 6-4 5-4; Zverev, who celebrates well, will shortly serve fo ra two-set lead.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Fery opens the breaker with an ace, then Cobolli sends a squash-shot backhand wide, ceding the mini-break at 2-1.<\/strong> And when offered a second serve, the Italian moves feet well \u2026 only to wallop his forehand into the net, then another service-point means Fery leads the tiebreak 4-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Kieran McManus\/ShutterstockShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.48 EDT<\/p>\n We\u2019re still on serve in set two on No 1, but Zverev is obviously in the ascendancy.<\/strong> Jack Slack, the fight analyst, often talks about taking away what your opponent does well, and Fritz is being fed sliced balls, denying him the bounce that allows him to unleash. And at 4-6 3-3 we move to deuce while, on Centre, Fery puts a forehand winer on to the sideline, then a netted forehand gives him 0-30; he\u2019s two points from the set. Cobolli, though, is solid, an ace making 30-all, then a serve out wide is cleaned up to the opposite corner, and from there he closes out the hold \u2013 Fritz does likewise for 4-6 4-3 \u2013 so here comes the second-set tiebreak. If Fery wins it, Centre Court might lift off.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n It\u2019s getting lively on Centre, thwacking from the back then Fery tries a drop, the players meeting at the net, again, it\u2019s the Brit who prevails.<\/strong> It really is impossible to overstate how ridiculous his behaviour is \u2013 his demeanour too \u2013 and he holds to 15 for 6-4 6-5. Can Cobolli hold to force a breaker?<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Fery holds for 6-4 5-4, and that brings pressure for Cobolli, who was the better player in set one but lost the big points.<\/strong> And here are more, the Italian going long at 15-all, and this is a similar situation from which he ended up going 1-0 down. This time, though, he finds an ace not a double, then takes a while finishing the next point, perhaps opting to avoid corners lest he miss one; he gets there in the end then, at 40-30, Fery nets, and the roar Cobolli emits tells us how important that was. We\u2019re back level at 5-5 in the second.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Fritz takes a medical timeout then, on the resumption, Zverev wins a net rat-a-tat-tat \u2013 he\u2019s got much better at volleying over the last two years \u2013 then closes out a love hold with an overhead.<\/strong> Oh, no he doesn\u2019t, he hammered it wide! What a miss that is, old Zverev the butcher, but he takes an entertaining game to 15 and leads 6-4 2-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Facing a second serve, Fery steps in \u2026 and punishes a forehand winner for 6-4 4-3 15-all.<\/strong> Then, next rally, Cobolli swats a backhand wide, before righting himself: his next second serve is much better, and he secures the hold for 4-4 in the second. The match may be decided over the next 20 minutes, because if Cobolli takes this set, he\u2019ll be hard to sotp, but if he doesn\u2019t, he\u2019s in all sorts.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Fritz holds for 4-6 2-1, then out comes the trainer to look at his right knee, a chronic situation;<\/strong> let\u2019s hope he\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n <\/span>Taylor Fritz receives treatment for his injured knee.<\/span> Photograph: Andrew Matthews\/PAShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.29 EDT<\/p>\n I\u2019m not sure why, but Fritz is giving Zverev a lot of balls to his backhand,<\/strong> though it\u2019s one of the best shots in the game; perhaps the aim is to turn his strength against him, but so far it\u2019s not working. The German holds for 6-4 1-1, while Fritz has the trainer on standby as he decides what to do about his achy knee.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Fery\u2019s ability to sustain a good level is very impressive \u2013 the best players, of anything, aren\u2019t those whose best is the best, but those whose bottom and modal levels are highest.<\/strong> He gets himself to deuce on the Cobolli serve too, but an ace follows, then another, and that\u2019s great stuff \u2013 he\u2019s another with serious mentality.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Zverev leaps into a forehand down the line \u2013 he\u2019s so much better at that shot than he was \u2013 raising break point in the process.<\/strong> Of course, Fritz then disburses a gigantic serve, then another, backed up with weapons-grade forehand \u2026 but he can\u2019t close out the game, so back to advantage we go. From there, though, Fritz secures the hold, to trail 4-6 1-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Cobolli complains about noise, not for the first time, and the crowd enjoy his discomfiture \u2013 not something he shows us often.<\/strong> Then, when play resumes, Fery holds to 30, showing great patience in not seeking to hit a winner until it\u2019s on. He leads 6-4 3-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Zvwerev opens the game with an ace but Fritz is varying his game more now, chipping when he might flat-back and making 15-30.<\/strong> Then he defends really well, taking the sting out of the rally, and whn Zverev errs he introduces racket to grass before facing the two break points; the first disappears via ace \u2026 and the second via unreturned serve. Another unreturned serve makes advantage, another seals the deal, and Zverev leads Fritz 6-4.<\/p>\n Back Centre, Fery has a break-back point and doesn\u2019t he attack it, a heavy top-spinning forehand doing the business, and we\u2019re back on serve at 2-2 in the second, first to Fery.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Cobolli consolidates to trail 4-6 2-0, while Fritz holds, challenging Zverev to serve for the set at 5-4<\/strong>. That first game aside, he\u2019s struggled to make an impression, and perhaps lacks the variety necessary to dominate on grass.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Zverev feels confident.<\/strong> Leading 4-3 with game point on serve, after sending down a fault, rather than take pace off he puts it on \u2013 the kind of attitude so often missing when he plays big matches \u2013 and now leads 5-3 in the first, giving Fritz almost nothing to go on.<\/p>\n <\/span>Alex Zverev in action against Taylor Fritz.<\/span> Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.14 EDT<\/p>\n Fritz has a knee bothering him \u2013 he\u2019s flexing and stretching it out \u2013 the last thing you need when down a break to Zverev at 4-3.<\/strong> Cobolli, meantime, immediately brings Fery back down to earth to shore, breaking him to love, and all that hard work might have already been undone.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Fery holds to love, and his ability to play his natural and best game, against top players and on Centre Court, is seriously impressive.<\/strong> He doesn\u2019t wait to be asked, instead taking attacking options, and they \u2013 along with a double \u2013 help him to 5-4 30-all, two points away from the set. The umpire then interrupts proceedings, asking spectators not to open bottles between points, and Cobolli doubles again, meaning Fery has set point! And he whams a decent return back towards the baseline \u2026 then Cobolli tries an expansive inside-out forehand, perhaps the right shot but definitely not he sensible one, it\u2019s wide, and Arthur Fery wins the first set 6-4! This is getting silly now.<\/p>\n <\/span>Arthur Fery wins the opening set!<\/span> Photograph: Clive Brunskill\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.00 EDT<\/p>\n Zverev\u2019s doing well to disrupt Fritz\u2019s rhythm, using the forehand slice to vary angle and pace.<\/strong> That early break will have him feeling pretty good, because he rarely loses his own serve, and so far, he\u2019s winning the tactical battle, up 3-2 with a break.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Cobolli is playing nicely \u2013<\/strong> his forehand is a helluva shot and, because his levers are relatively short, he\u2019s able to whip it through hard and flat, all the more so because he\u2019s so quick. He holds to 30 for 4-4, the break never in conception, while Zverev consolidates to lead Fritz 3-1.<\/p>\n <\/span>Flavio Cobolli in action against Arthur Fery.<\/span> Photograph: Daniel Hambury\/EPAShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.50 EDT<\/p>\n Fery closes to 30-all, but a leaping forehand, whipped cross-court, gives Cobolli break point, and he has a look at a second serve \u2026 but it\u2019s delivered with power and the forehand return flies long.<\/strong> I really like the way Fery sets himself before hitting his backhand \u2013 there\u2019s something of Djokovic in that \u2013 and he uses it to secure his hold while, on No 1, Fritz plays an ill-advised drop when down break point, and Zverev deals with it, breaking for 2-1 in the first.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n I can\u2019t say I entirely understand why Fritz v Zverev is on No 1 \u2013 it\u2019s a much better match, featuring far more likely champs, than Cobolli v Fery.<\/strong> And trailing 0-1, Zverev has to save a break point before securing his hold.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Cobolli levels at 3-3, and what a time he\u2019s having.<\/strong> It\u2019s great to watch players really enjoy what they do, and though the grind may eventually rob his joy, it feels like he and it are here to stay. Meantime, he\u2019s makes 0-30 on the Fery serve\u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Thanks Katy and hi everyone. <\/strong>I\u2019m going to begin with an apology: doing Dimitrov v Fery the other day, I didn\u2019t really think the upset was on. Rather, I assumed that Griggzy would do whatever the situation demanded he do, and my commentary reflected that. Well, I was wrong: Griggzy\u2019s ability to find a way to lose remains legendary, but I was also surprised by how calm Fery stayed, and by his ability to sustain a suitable level. If he keeps focused, he\u2019ll be in the top 30 before too long; he leads Cobolli 3-2 on serve.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Just as Fritz steps up to serve, so does Daniel to begin his stint<\/strong>. Over to you, Daniel \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Another Fery hold, this time to 15, and now he\u2019s got 0-15 on Cobolli\u2019s serve \u2026 and then 0-30, when he\u2019s wise to Cobolli\u2019s drop shot and then volleys away a winner on his next shot. Coming to the net could be a useful tactic against Cobolli, not allowing the Italian to settle in the rallies, and he would be wise to stop Cobolli using his ferocious forehand wherever possible. But Cobolli charges back to 30-all, and takes the next two points as well for 2-2.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHi Katy,\u201d emails Simon McMahon. \u201cIf this match is half as good as either of their previous matches, or indeed Djokovic\u2019s epic against Auger-Aliassime last night, it\u2019ll be a cracker. I can\u2019t email during Wimbledon and not mention the fact that I still miss Andy, 13 years now since he beat Novak in that<\/em> final, and 10 years since he won his second title. Surely won\u2019t be another 77 years before we have another champion …\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.34 EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arthur Fery beats Flavio Cobolli 6-4 7-6(4) 6-0 It\u2019s an absolute destruction, and we have witnessed perfection. It\u2019s not possible to play this well, never mind play this well at this age with this level of inexperience, but Arthur Fery has done it, into the last four of Wimbledon as a 23-year-old wildcard! 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