British tennis player reaches Wimbledon semifinals after entering as wild card

Arthur Fery reached the Wimbledon semifinals after entering the tournament as a wild card. The 23-year-old defeated the ninth seed in straight sets during the quarterfinals. Fery lost his semifinal match in straight sets. He became the fifth British man to reach the Wimbledon semifinals since the Open Era began in 1968.

Prize money and background Fery will receive £900,000, about $1.2 million, for reaching the semifinals. That amount exceeds his previous career earnings of roughly $900,000. Fery attended King's College School in Wimbledon, where annual tuition reaches $50,000. He later enrolled at Stanford University on a tennis scholarship in 2020.

Family background Fery's father, Loïc, is listed by the French business magazine Challenges as France's 402nd-richest person, with a net worth of 330 million euros. Loïc Féry founded Chenavari Investment Managers in 2008, a hedge fund that manages $5.8 billion in assets.

Loïc Féry served as president of FC Lorient from 2009 until January of this year, when he sold his stake while retaining the presidency.