Arthur Fery’s fairytale run at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships was ended by Alexander Zverev in the semifinals.
The British wildcard fell in straight sets to the German, who dominated the match after being forced to an opening-set tiebreak, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Zverev booked his place in a maiden Wimbledon final and has now reached the championship match at all four Grand Slams.
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Prior to the tournament, Fery, ranked 114th in the world, had never made it past the second round of a Grand Slam.
Having reached the semifinals in SW19, the 23-year-old will crack the top 40, and is now closing in on being a Grand Slam seed.
Arthur Fery speaks after losing to Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon
Asked in his post-match press conference if he thinks he will feel comfortable with his new ranking, Fery replied: “I don’t know yet.
“It’s still very fresh. I still don’t have my new ranking. Yeah, it will definitely take time to get used to, to fully digest.
“But yeah, right now mentally, physically tired of the tournament. Going to make sure I take enough time to recharge the batteries, and then just go again and do my best on every match that I play.
How high can Arthur Fery go in the world rankings?
“I feel like I’ve showcased it here, but also in the past year since I came back from injury, I’ve played really high-level tennis.
“Yeah, I don’t know where exactly if I can put a number on my level, but I feel definitely comfortable playing slam main draws and more.”
Arthur Fery states what he is most proud about from his Wimbledon run
Fery earned huge wins during his Wimbledon campaign against former world number three Grigor Dimitrov and French Open finalist Flavio Cobolli.
“[I’m] most proud of how I handled the progression of the tournament and how I kept going in every match,” said Fery.
“Yeah, it would have been easy to just, for example, let Zizou Bergs run away with his two breaks in the fourth and, as you say, go on holiday and come back.
“Yeah, just kept fighting, came back to the match court every time and gave my best. Was mentally locked in.
“Lacked a bit of that today. It might have been just a step too far. The opponent was a step up again.
Yeah, that’s what I was most proud of, never letting go and really pushing myself to the limit.”
Fery’s live ATP ranking is world number 36; an increase of 78 places, which has seen him leapfrog Cam Norrie to become the new British number one.
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