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Here they come! Arthur Fery leads the way with the 6ft 6in Alexander Zverev striding behind him.

A packed Centre Court erupts.

Leon Smith
GB Davis Cup captain on BBC Two

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I think something Arthur Fery has done really well when he has been on the court is he has energised and connected with the crowd.

Alexander Zverev is going to be the villain today, that's the bottom line but Arthur has been raising his hands in the big moments and bringing them in.

When that Centre Court gets loud, the adrenaline rush for him is unbelievable.

BBC Sport analyst Jamie Murray explains Arthur Fery's dominance on the pressure points.

We've just had our first look at Arthur Fery in the bowels of Centre Court. He's tying his laces in a corridor.

Finding a way to counter Alexander Zverev's superb serve will be key if Arthur Fery is going to beat the world number three on Centre Court and reach the Wimbledon final.

Zverev has got 74% of his first serves in during Wimbledon 2026 - the best percentage of the four semi-finalists. Novak Djokovic is on 71%, Jannik Sinner on 66% and Fery 62%.

Only world number one Sinner (85%) has a better percentage of first-serve points won than Zverev, while only Djokovic (62%) has a better ratio of points won on second serves than the German.

One stat in Fery's favour, though - he has broken his opponent's serve on 25 occasions at Wimbledon 2026, with Sinner the next best of the semi-finalists on 20.

Arthur Fery's height has been frequently remarked upon throughout his run to the semi-finals, with the 23-year-old standing at 1.75m.

Alexander Zverev's serve can kick to 1.81m in height.

So how will Fery stop the big-serving German?

Tim Henman
Former British number one

Speaking on Wednesday after Arthur Fery's quarter-final win:

What I've been so impressed with is Fery's belief.

When you go out on Centre Court for the first time and you are a British player, you have the hopes and expectations of a lot of people on your shoulders.

He has good tennis IQ, he is a phenomenal mover. The way he has handled the occasion is impeccable. When opportunities have been earned, he has taken them.

For him to produce a performance like that against a Grand Slam finalist, given that the first two sets were so tight and such high quality, it was absolutely sensational.

It will just go even further to enhance his inner belief that he can keep winning in this tournament.

John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion

Speaking on Wednesday after Arthur Fery's quarter-final win:

For someone that, totally unexpectedly, has made it this far, the moment hasn't seemed to overwhelm him in any matches.

For Flavio Cobolli, just to give in that way tells you something about the level he was playing at. This guy's just got to the French Open final. He went away because of what he was feeling from Fery's side.

That is the part that has amazed me most. It's like the other guys are more wound up and nervous than Fery is.

Arthur Fery is only the second wildcard in Wimbledon history to reach the men's singles semi-finals.

The first was Goran Ivanisevic, who went on to win the title in 2001.

World number 114 Fery is the third-lowest ranked player to reach a Wimbledon semi-final since 1985, which is the period in which full ranking data is available.

Ivanisevic was ranked 125th in 2001, while a year earlier Vladimir Voltchkov was world number 237 when he reached the last four at Wimbledon.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport tennis news reporter at Wimbledon

By now you've surely heard Arthur Fery was born just outside Paris to French parents, then moved over to England before his first birthday.

Fery speaks native French, but has been keen to stress over the past fortnight that he feels "completely British".

So what's the feeling across the Channel about Fery's success?

"Arthur Fery is not making huge waves in France - but he is making a little ripple," French tennis writer Louis Boulay tells BBC Sport.

"His father is famous in the French sporting world so the name Fery is well-known.

"At L'Equipe we have written some big pieces this week - particularly for a foreign player. He made the front page after the quarter-final and we did a double-page spread inside.

"The French fans are definitely interested in him."

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Fery represented France briefly when he was about 10 years old, but Boulay says there is no regret from the French Tennis Federation that he is not playing under their flag.

"It is not complicated for us in that sense because he did everything in London, he never had any help from the FFT," Boulay adds.

"We talk a lot about the fact he was born in France but we try to analyse about him through different angles - the way he plays and his rise from the Challenger Tour.

"But what is painful for us is that a French-born Arthur F is playing a Grand Slam semi-final - we thought that would be Arthur Fils, who does represent us."

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Arthur Fery is the fifth British man to appear in a Wimbledon singles semi-final during the Open era, which began in 1968.

Andy Murray holds the record with seven semi-final appearances at SW19 and is the only British man during that period to reach a final - doing so on three occasions and winning the title twice.

Naomi Broady
Former British player on Wimbledon Daily

Arthur Fery is the new British number one, he is going to be seeded at the US Open potentially.

It's just the dream for all British players when you're in this tournament on a wildcard to somehow find your best tennis at your home event and [he is] through to the semi-finals.

There's just no way he would have imagined he would be here this time two weeks ago but he is so deserving of it - he was the better player.

Each of this year's Wimbledon men's singles semi-finalists will earn at least £900,000 in prize money.

The runner-up will get £1.8m and the champion £3.6m.

By improving his world ranking from outside the top 100 inside the top 40 at the very least, Arthur Fery will have direct entry into the bigger events on the ATP Tour and will make his main-draw debut at the US Open, which starts at the end of August.

Rankings are determined over a 52-week rolling period and Fery will get the chance to consolidate his current position over the next few months with very few points to defend.

There are Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati in August, followed by the US Open, plus plenty more tournaments before the season ends in November.

Opportunity knocks for the Briton, who turns 24 on Sunday.

Arthur Fery has risen more than 400 places in the world rankings in a little over a year. Here's how his ranking has progressed over the past 12 months or so:

• Start of Wimbledon 2025: 461
• July 2025, after Wimbledon second-round defeat: 350
• Start of 2026: 189
• February 2026, after Australian Open second-round defeat: 152
• Start of Wimbledon 2026: 114
• Before Wimbledon semi-final (provisional): 36

Fery will be the new British number one when the next ranking list is published on Monday.

He will provisionally move up to 26th in the world if he reaches the final, while winning the Wimbledon title will take him to 13th.

Emily Salley
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

It’s pretty amazing watching one of the greatest of all time up close. I think most people around Court 10 are in a state of awe right now.

There’s no messing around from Novak, though. He’s down to business straight away, whacking clean, powerful groundstrokes back to his hitting partner.

One thing worth noting is the four strips of black tape on his left calf. Let’s hope that’s not an issue again tonight.

Jamie Murray
Seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion

Speaking on Wednesday after Arthur Fery's quarter-final win:

Fery will have the unknown factor against Zverev. He needs to use that to his advantage.

I'm sure Zverev will have seen him play a bit this week, but it is different to actually being on the court and facing him.

He won't know how the ball comes off the racquet or the different problems that he possesses.

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Today's semi-final is the sixth match that Arthur Fery will play at Wimbledon 2026.

Before this tournament, he had only previously played six matches in total in the main draws of Grand Slams - winning two and losing four.

Alexander Zverev has played 170 singles matches in the main draws of Grand Slams, winning 130.

He is on a 12-match winning streak at the majors, having won the French Open last month - his maiden Grand Slam title at the 41st attempt.