Wildcard Arthur Fery is through to the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time in his career after a stunning straight-sets win over Flavio Cobolli on Centre Court.

Cobolli, a beaten finalist at last month’s French Open, struggled to match the home favourite, and Fery came out on top with a 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 victory in two hours and 15 minutes.

It was a cagey start to the match, with both players matching each other every step of the way, though Fery had to fend off a break point in the seventh game.

But he timed his break perfectly, holding his nerve to take the first set on the first attempt.

Cobolli came out fighting, breaking to love in the first game of the second, but Fery soon wiped out that advantage to draw level once more.

They needed a tie-break to separate them this time around, and though the Brit saw his first set point go begging, he put himself on the brink of the final four.

And he did not look back from there, reeling off six straight games without giving up a single point in his last two service games.

He sealed the match with an ace, setting up a tie with second seed Alexander Zverev.

"It just seems to be getting better and better every match," Fery said in his on-court interview.

"I just can't believe it. Incredible, playing on Centre Court for the second time, a second win. I just can't believe it."

Fery keeps flying the flag

Fery is the only British player left standing at the All England Club, and he does not look to be slowing down any time soon after earning a top-10 win.

The 23-year-old had just six Ttour-level wins to his name before embarking on his run at Wimbledon. Among players to begin their career in the Open Era, only three have claimed fewer ATP-level match wins than him (11) en route to a maiden grand slam semi-final.

He is also the first wildcard to reach the men's singles semi-final at a major since eventual champion Goran Ivanisevic at Wimbledon in 2001.

Ivanisevic was ranked number 125 in the world when he lifted the trophy 25 years ago. Fery is at world number 114, making him is the lowest-ranked semi-finalist since the Croatian.

Only three players have claimed more men's singles match wins at grand slams this season than Cobolli (nine) – Zverev (16), Novak Djokovic (12) and Jannik Sinner (11) – but he could not extend his run and instead will look back with regret as Fery marched on.