Arthur Fery fuelled by belief as he faces Alexander Zverev in Wimbledon semis

From Players

Belief that he can mix it with the best has carried England's Arthur Fery to the Wimbledon semi-finals and the young player will keep that mentality when he faces Alexander Zverev on Friday. Fery began the tournament as a wild card ranked 114, but five wins later finds himself in the rarefied air of the last four with only French Open champion Zverev, world number one Jannik Sinner and 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic for company. Logic and history suggests Fery should not be there, but the 23-year-old has embraced Centre Court as his stage and is relishing the chance to take on second seed Zverev. “Zverev is a step up again,” he said. “I’m ready for it. I have nothing to lose. I’m just going to go out there and just put my game on the court, do what I’ve done, believe in myself.