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At the end of it all, Fery stood on Centre Court with his hands on his hips, shaking his head in sheer disbelief as the crowd rose to their feet. <\/p>\n
Swiss great Roger Federer, watching from the Royal Box, was among the thousands inside Wimbledon’s centre stage living each point of a captivating conclusion.<\/p>\n
Such theatre had appeared unlikely when Dimitrov, having turned the match in his favour following a superb opening set by Fery, twice took the lead in the fourth set.<\/p>\n
But Fery – as he has done all week – refused to be put away and leapt into the air in celebration after forcing a decider.<\/p>\n
“It’s been the story of the tournament for me, I was really close to losing in the last round and again today,” said Fery.<\/p>\n
“A break down in the fourth, just trying to keep fighting, have a good attitude and it paid off. <\/p>\n
“I played really well with my back against the wall and it paid off today.”<\/p>\n
Former world number three Dimitrov was aiming to reach the quarter-finals after his previous bid ended in tears on this exact stage 12 months ago, when he retired injured while leading eventual champion Jannik Sinner by two sets.<\/p>\n
But Fery never flinched, even as the tension and expectation ramped, becoming just the sixth British player in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon men’s singles quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Having never previously gone beyond the second round at a major, Fery will now face Italian ninth seed Flavio Cobolli for a place in the semi-finals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n