Fery floors former world number nine

ARTHUR FERY laid down a marker at the LTA's Lexus Nottingham Open with a landmark victory over former world number nine Fabio Fognini.

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The 22-year-old found himself 5-3 down in the second set against the Italian but battled back to eliminate the nine-time ATP title-winner 6-3, 7-6 (5) in front of a sell-out crowd in Nottingham.

Fery was one of several Brits under the spotlight on a busy day for his compatriots on grass, with Jan Choinski demonstrating similar resolve in his battle against American Eliot Spizzirri.

After losing the first set, Choinski roared back to record a richly deserved 4-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Spizzirri to join Fery in the next round.

Fery will next face off against Frenchman Terence Atmane, who went the distance in his battle with Italy's Matteo Gigante, coming back from losing the first set to record a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory.