Arthur Fery is through to the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Getty British wildcard Arthur Fery is the nation's last hope at Wimbledon after a storybook run to the quarterfinals.
The French-born Brit is a remarkable story. Out of 128 men in the singles draw this year, listed as 5-foot-9-inches, Fery was fourth shortest.
That's not the only notable thing about him; Fery is also prone to mid-match bouts of nosebleeds whenever he plays tennis.
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Fery will play Italian ninth seed Flavio Cobolli after a thrilling five-set win over Grigor Dimitrov on a frenzied Centre Court on Monday, where he twice fought back from a break down in the fourth set to stun the former world No. 3 as the likes of Roger Federer watched on from The Royal Box.
The 23-year-old's progression into the second week had already saved Britain's Lawn Tennis Association from its worst ever Wimbledon, with Jack Draper and Emma Radacanu pulling out on the eve of the tournament before a bafflingly brutal opening few days which saw none of Fery's other compatriots make it beyond the second round ofthe singles competition.
What is Arthur Fery's background?
Getty Despite rising from relative obscurity to the second week of this year's tournament, Fery, who has been dubbed "King Arthur" by some in British tennis circles, has been labelled as one to watch for a while
Born in the Paris suburb of Sèvres, he moved to England as a boy but represented France before switching his allegiance to Great Britain.
His father Loïc is a multimillionaire hedge fund manager and president of Ligue 1 club Lorient. His mother Olivia had a brief career as a professional tennis player in France and she is a long-time member of the All England Club, where her and Arthur have played since he was a child.
Fery was asked the question on his Britishness during week one.
"I feel very, very British now," he said.
"It's been a long time that I've lived in the UK. I've spent a lot of time here. I train at the National Tennis Centre. The federation helped me lots. I feel completely British now. Maybe 10 years ago you ask me the question, it would be a bit different. Now I feel very British at heart."