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Mervatron2 · ATP qualifying

Arthur Fery

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Time for an update

Arthur, our Stanford guy, had been injured

But burst back onto the UK scene by winning the singles title at the M25 Roehampton (beating Loffers) in February (I saw his earlier match against the German, and Féry was just SO solid )

He then made the QFs of two challengers in France

Then had a blip where he had to withdraw from two events half way through

On grass, he got a wildcard to the main draw at Wimbledon and proved his worth, beating Popyrin in R1

Then another challenger QF

And THEN capped it all with taking the title at the Barranquilla challenger (winning the final by walkover, it's true, but you've got to be in it to win it)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 17th of August 2025 12:25:01 PM

DF · Tennis legend

Also a mention of him popping up as an alternate in Cincy Qualifying and winning a round earning some points and some money smile

Priesty · ATP qualifying

I've had a soft spot for Arthur for a while. Felt so gutted for him when he came within 2 points of qualifying for Wimbledon a few years ago having been 2 sets to love up on Griekspoor (and look where he's gone since). Really hoping he can stay injury free and continue his charge up the rankings.

Lambda · Grand Slam Champion

Coup Droit wrote:
Arthur, our Stanford guy, had been injured

Max Basing says Hi.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Arthur, our Stanford guy, had been injured

Max Basing says Hi.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/fery-nottingham-challenger-2023-feature

Max may well say 'hi'

And hi to him too

But Arthur was Stanford's first #1 ITA since the Bryan's

So Max has got a bit more work to do :)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 17th of August 2025 03:44:33 PM

seagull · Tennis legend

Arthur not played since Aus Open, and has just pulled out of only event he was down for in next few weeks.
Anyone know why?

JonH · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
Arthur not played since Aus Open, and has just pulled out of only event he was down for in next few weeks.
Anyone know why?

Don't know for sure but I remember this was talked about during the AO

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/2158002/Arthur-Fery-Jack-Draper-Australian-Open-injury

Same arm bone injury Jack has been struggling with

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Arthur now:

WR 141 (+13) (CH)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Arthur now:

WR 141 (+13) (CH)

Make that WR 114 since Monday - & "properly" noticed by the Beeb after beating Otto Virtenen in four sets to reach the last 32 at Wimbledon earlier today.

Dannythomas · Lower Club Player

And his reward for being the last British player standing is to be stuck out on court 18.

DF · Tennis legend

Dannythomas wrote:
And his reward for being the last British player standing is to be stuck out on court 18.

He has requested this.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Dannythomas wrote:
And his reward for being the last British player standing is to be stuck out on court 18.

Danny, he's "stuck out on Court 18", as you put it, at his own request. If you look at a recent post by the addict on the men's main draw thread, you will see this extract from a Tom Kershaw article in The Times:

The fact that Arthur Fery requested to play his third-round match against Zizou Bergs on Court 18 signals the pressure of being the sole Briton left in either singles draw.

The 23-year-old had earned the right to play on Court 1 at the very least after staving off the possibility of the first second-round wipeout since 2007, but the noise can be difficult to block out, even for a player who conjured a pair of ear plugs from his bag as his opponent repeatedly complained to the umpire earlier this week. But the nosebleeds that have become a curiously regular phenomenon in key moments have been more of a giveaway about how difficult it can be to manage such high-pressure moments for a player still finding their feet on tour.

Arthur likes Court 18 and had a great match out there last time [defeating Otto Virtanen in the second round] and putting him back out there fitted in with overall scheduling considerations, a statement from the All England Club in conjunction with his agent read, acting essentially as confirmation that Fery had not been snubbed.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, given the way it's going so far maybe Arthur should have re-thought his logic and asked to go on a big court

Var · Challenger level

Watching the Alex Iga match. Just wondering has Arthur had a nose bleed today? He always see,s to win the match afterwards!