Arthur Fery outlasts Grigor Dimitrov in thriller to extend Wimbledon fairytale

• Briton beats fellow wildcard 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7)

• Fery will play No 9 seed Flavio Cobolli in quarter-finals

Nearly four hours into the most significant occasion of his career, deep into a fifth set tie-break against a storied opponent he has spent his lifetime watching, what did Arthur Fery have left for a home crowd on his Centre Court debut? At six points all, after a long change of ends provided him with ample opportunity to overthink his next steps, Fery stepped up to the baseline and fired an ace down the T.

The moment required that amount of courage and more as Fery went toe-to-toe with one of the best players of the past decade, a former world No 3, and he emerged from the stadium of his dreams with a victory that will define his career for years to come. After twice trailing by a break in the fourth set, Fery recovered to produce an astonishing 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) win over Grigor Dimitrov in the battle of two wildcards to catapult him into the quarter-finals of a grand slam for the first time, where he will face No 9 seed Flavio Cobolli.