Fery-tale result for the kid now making his own memories

FIFTEEN years ago Arthur Fery finished school one day and wandered down to the All England Club to see some late play.

- By Andy Dunn

"I remember watching the Mahut-Isner match on Court 18... I was eight," said Fery, whose family have lived locally for a couple of decades.

"I've got countless memories of coming in and watching until late, never really thinking that I could play here. Didn’t even cross my mind. Now that I’m doing that, it’s special."

What is more special is being ranked 461st in the world and knocking out 20th seed Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4.