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News · 8 July 2026

Arthur Fery plays Flavio Cobolli in Wimbledon quarter-finals today

Arthur Fery plays Flavio Cobolli in Wimbledon quarter-finals today

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Wildcard entrant Arthur Fery, a British tennis player, is set to face Italy's ninth-seeded Flavio Cobolli in a Wimbledon quarter-final match this Wednesday. At 23 years old, Fery made history as the first British wildcard player to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final, achieving this after defeating Grigor Dimitrov in five sets. He anticipates a more challenging contest this time, having already defeated Cobolli at the Australian Open earlier this year.

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