Who will Arthur Fery play in Wimbledon semi-finals?

Arthur Fery is into the Wimbledon semi-finals after a remarkable straight-sets victory over Flavio Cobolli.

The Briton came through the Italian ninth seed in two hours and 15 minutes on Centre Court, emerging a 6-4 7-6(4) 6-0 victor.

He becomes just the second wildcard to reach the last four at the All England Club since Goran Ivanisevic 25 years ago, with the Croat going on to win the trophy, beating Pat Rafter in the final after dumping out home favourites Greg Rusedski and Tim Henman.

Now, it is Fery’s turn, downing the French Open finalist for the second time at a Grand Slam this year.

He had already beaten him at the Australian Open, coming out in three sets once more against the then-20th seed at Melbourne Park, 7-6(1) 6-4 6-1.

This time, he had a raucous home support behind him, as the Wimbledon faithful cheered on their only remaining Brit after a mass exodus in the first and second rounds.

Fery will face his toughest test yet in the last four, taking on Alexander Zverev, the second seed on Friday.

The German recently ended his long wait for a major title at Roland-Garros last month, overcoming Cobolli himself to clinch the crown on the clay.

Zverev, 29, swept past Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-2 6-2 on Court No1, wrapping up his victory as Fery was being interviewed on-court.

Zverev himself will be playing in the last four on the south London grass for the very first time, having been stunned in the first round here last year by Arthur Rinderknech, who defeated the third seed on Centre in five sets.

This time round, the German, seeded second as a result of Carlos Alcaraz’s absence, has had better fortune, but he has still had to overcome some sticky spells, dropping sets against Alexander Blockx in the first round, and Jiri Lehecka in the fourth.

“I watched him [beat Cobolli in Australia],” Zverev said of Fery.

“I was very impressed back then already. He has a very clean technique and very clean groundstrokes. I thought he was a very good tennis player already back then.

“It’s a surprise that he’s in the semi-finals, but he deserves it. The wins that he had, the way he fought back in a couple of those matches, is great to see.

“It’s a great story. I’m very happy to play him in the semifinals. I think it’s going to be a great atmosphere.

“Of course, I know that 99% of the people will be cheering for him. But I also enjoy those kinds of atmospheres. I enjoy it when the energy is very high.

“For me, British crowds, the crowd here at Wimbledon, is always quite fair. They cheer loudly, energetically, but they are still fair. I look forward to that challenge.”