British Wildcard Arthur Fery Beats Grigor Dimitrov in Five Sets at Wimbledon

British wildcard Arthur Fery defeated Grigor Dimitrov in five sets on Monday to advance to the Wimbledon quarter-finals. The 23-year-old arrived at the tournament ranked 114 with two prior Grand Slam wins. He grew up minutes from the venue and had watched matches on the same court as a child.

After the victory, Fery said he grew up five minutes from the venue and had watched matches on the court. He noted that the greatest of all time was watching from the front row. The camera showed Federer clapping and giving a thumbs-up. Fery called the moment unbelievable.

Fery entered the event as a wildcard entrant.

He had recorded only two Grand Slam victories before this run. The match took place in front of Federer, who attended the session.

“I grew up five minutes from here. I grew up coming to watch matches on this court. We've got probably the greatest of all time watching in the front row over there.”