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Brit tennis star through to Wimbledon quarter finals

Britain's Arthur Fery celebrates after winning his fourth round match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov.Image source, Reuters
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It's been 10 years since a British player last won a Wimbledon men's singles title, with Andy Murray taking the prize in 2016.

But now Arthur Fery could be dreaming of following in his footsteps.

He's been surprising people throughout this year's tournament, becoming one of only four Britons to make it through the singles first round and the only one to make it through to the second week of the singles competition.

On Monday he played the match of his life to come back and beat Grigor Dimitrov in five thrilling sets to reach the quarter-finals.

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Centre Court watched nervously as Fery twice fought back from a break down in the fourth set to stun Dimitrov 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-4 7-6 (10-7), ending on a tiebreak.

Many had expected former world number three Dimitrov to come out on top, against Fery, who got his place in the competition as a wildcard.

Wildcard places are extra spots given to players who did not qualify automatically for a tennis tournament.

Places are often awarded to players based on their previous performances at Wimbledon, or to increase British participation in the competition - but only once has a wildcard gone on to lift the Wimbledon trophy.

Britain's Arthur Fery in action during his fourth round match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov.Image source, Reuters

Fery has already become the first player ranked outside the top 100 reach the Wimbledon last eight in the men's singles in 10 years.

He still has three matches left to play, with the next Wednesday's quarter-final against Italian Flavio Cobolli, who is ranked no 9.

British commentator Greg Rusedski, who himself reached a Wimbledon quarter-final back in 1997, has said: "Let's not forget that he beat Cobolli earlier this year. The fairytale could continue."

If Fery did manage to make it through to the Wimbledon final on Sunday, he'd also have another reason to celebrate as the date is his 24th birthday.