Just In: Arthur Fery responds to Emma Raducanu question as Brit promises not to get ‘distracted’
Britain’s Arthur Fery made a name for himself on home soil at Wimbledon this summer, storming into the semi-finals as a wildcard ranked at No. 114 in the world. He immediately skyrocketed into the top 40, and has guaranteed himself entry into the sport’s biggest tournaments.
Now, the SW19 local is adjusting to his new normal. Fery took some time off after his breakout Wimbledon run, skipping the Masters 1000 in Canada and heading to Cincinnati, where he won one match before pushing top-10 star Alex de Minaur in two close sets. Fery is currently competing in Winston-Salem, where he’s into his first tour-level final, and the British No. 2 is drawing on countrywoman Emma Raducanu’s own experience with a sudden surge.
In 2021, Raducanu enjoyed a fairytale run at Wimbledon of her own, getting to the second week as a teenage wildcard while ranked outside of the top 300, just weeks after she finished her A Levels.
But she truly put herself on the map a few weeks later in Flushing Meadows, becoming the first qualifier in tennis history to win a Grand Slam title when she was crowned the US Open champion as the world No. 150.
What has followed since for Raducanu are highs and lows. She reached two finals this year, but the Brit has constantly been under intense scrutiny for everything from her sponsorship deals to her coaching choices. The former world No. 10 has also dealt with plenty of injury setbacks, and will miss this year’s US Open due to a stress fracture in her leg.
And Fery is hoping he can avoid some of the same difficulties. Asked whether there were lessons to be learned from Raducanu’s trajectory, he told the Guardian: “Yes, definitely. It’s really important to have good people around myself.
“My coach, my parents, my agent are in it for the right reasons and are going to guide me down the right road even when there are so many more commitments. That’s the first step towards not being distracted.”
Fery’s Wimbledon run allowed him to completely shatter his ranking goal for the season. The Brit started 2025 as the world No. 185 and wanted to crack the top 100. Now sitting at No. 37 – one place off the career-high he achieved over the summer – the Wimbledon local doesn’t want to get too ahead of himself.
“We haven’t spoken about ranking goals since Wimbledon. I started the year at No 180 and I wanted to be top 100 by the end of the year,” he explained.
I’ve got that done but I now need to stabilise as a top 30 player and then push on because there are a lot of things I feel like I do better than those players above me. But there are also lots of things where I’m not as good as them.”
Fery is already looking good in Winston-Salem and will make his US Open debut next week. With a few wins under his belt and little points to defend until January, he can keep making a push and find some consistency.
