Arthur Fery's Wimbledon fairytale continues with dramatic comeback win over Dimitrov

The 23-year-old, ranked 114th in the world, became the first British wildcard to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final and the lowest-ranked player to make the men's last eight at Wimbledon in 12 years.

Fery recovered from two sets to one down and twice overturned a break deficit in the fourth set before holding his nerve to win the deciding 10-point tie-break.

Playing on Centre Court for the first time just a short distance from where he grew up, Fery secured the biggest victory of his career to keep British hopes alive at the All England Club.

"I couldn't have imagined it," said Fery.

"A week ago I would have been happy to win a few matches here. To win four and be in the quarter-finals, it's a dream."

A deciding set had looked unlikely after Dimitrov recovered from losing the opening set to move within one set of victory and twice established a break lead in the fourth.

However, Fery responded on both occasions to level the set before forcing a decider, celebrating wildly after holding serve to take the match into a fifth set.

"It's been the story of the tournament for me, I was really close to losing in the last round and again today," said Fery.

"A break down in the fourth, just trying to keep fighting, have a good attitude and it paid off.

"I played really well with my back against the wall and it paid off today."

Dimitrov, a former world number three, was seeking a place in the quarter-finals after his run ended at the same stage last year when injury forced him to retire while leading eventual champion Jannik Sinner by two sets.

Instead, it was Fery who advanced, becoming only the sixth British man in the Open era to reach the last eight at Wimbledon.

Having never previously progressed beyond the second round of a Grand Slam, the 23-year-old will face ninth seed Flavio Cobolli of Italy on Wednesday for a place in the semi-finals.

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