Britain's Fery wins five-set thriller after nose-bleed delays

Britain's Arthur Fery overcame a series of nose bleeds to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon with a stunning five-set victory over Eastbourne champion Zizou Bergs.

Fery, who grew up close to the courts of the All England Club, produced a battling performance against the Belgian to win through 2-6 7-5 2-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (10-5) after over four-and-a-half hours on court.

The 23-year-old wild card delighted fans on the 782-seater Court 18 to set up a last-16 encounter against either Grigor Dimitrov or Matteo Berrettini.

Fery suffered with a number of nose bleeds throughout the contest which led to medical delays, an issue which frustrated Bergs and led to him complaining to the chair umpire.

The Brit will now move up to at least world No 91 when the new rankings are released after Wimbledon, ensuring he will not need to qualify for the US Open, which is live on Sky next month.

Fery becomes the 13th British player in the Open era to reach the men's singles round of 16 at Wimbledon - and the second active player to do so, after Cameron Norrie, who reached the round of 16 here in 2022 and 2025.

Who is British tennis star Arthur Fery?

Born in Sevres, France, Fery has grown up living in London and attended King's College School in Wimbledon.

Tennis is in his blood. Fery's mother, Olivia, was a former player on the WTA Tour and played at the French Open in the early 90s.

His father, Loic Fery, is the current president at FC Lorient, who compete in the French Ligue 1.

Fery went to Stanford University, where he majored in Science, Technology and Society, as well as becoming one of the best tennis players in the country.

Fery played main-draw doubles at Wimbledon in 2021 and 2022 before winning his first main-draw match at Wimbledon in 2025 and then sealing his first Challenger singles title in Barranquilla.

The 23-year-old qualified for the Miami Open and reached the semi-finals of the Zagreb Challenger before the start of the grass-court season where made the semi-finals at the Birmingham Open and then secured his first ATP 500 quarter-final at Queen's Club.

Fery is coached by Benoit Foucher and Jeroen Benard.

His stunning win also sees him become the second British wild card in the Open era to reach the fourth round at a Grand Slam - after Andrew Foster, who reached the round of 16 as a wild card at Wimbledon in 1993.

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