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British wild card Arthur Ferry will play in the Wimbledon final after extending his impressive run with a stunning Center Court head-to-head win over world number 10 Flavio Coboli.
Prior to this week, world number 114 Ferry had never made it past the second round at one of the sport’s majors.
But on a sunny afternoon, Ferry defeated French Open second and ninth seed Kobolli 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-0.
The 23-year-old fell to the ground as the crowd chanted his name after becoming the first men’s icon to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals in 25 years.
Goran Ivanisevic is the only mark to reach this level at Wimbledon – and he went on to become a champion.
Although Ferri was shaking his head in disbelief two days ago in his Center Court debut against former world number three Grigor Dimitrov, this time he finished to the applause of his audience.
Defying experience at this level, it was an inspired display by Ferri against Italy’s Kobolli, who expressed unwavering composure.
Feary will face French Open champion Alexander Zverev in Friday’s semi-finals in one of his career best moments as the dust settles as nearly 15,000 home fans roar.
Ferry has been ranked outside the world’s top 500 since 18 months ago, struggling with bone stress in his arm, and didn’t break into the top 200 until October.
But, no matter what happens over the next four days, he will emerge from Wimbledon as the new British number one.
Ferry, who became the fifth British player in the Open era to reach the men’s singles semi-finals at Wimbledon, is now guaranteed a promotion to world No 36 – just four places away from the US Open draw.
The Masters also earned Kobolli, one of the most talented men’s players in the men’s game, £900,000 in prize money – more than double his career winnings of £650,000.
Ferry, who also followed in Ivanisevic’s footsteps by reaching the semi-finals, is the first player to win the last four at an All England club since the Croat in 2001.
But, despite his stats and admitting he felt nervous before his quarter-final exit, Ferry continued to do it all on Wimbledon’s biggest stage – just a short walk from where he grew up.
