Childhood tennis coaches of Britain's Arthur Fery have told the BBC they are "super proud" of their former pupil as he prepares for his first Wimbledon quarter-final against Italy's Flavio Cobolli.
Fery, 23, lived in Wimbledon as a child and has come "full circle" by playing in the Championships, his former Westside Tennis Club coach Tinus Nortje said.
"A local player who grew up here. For him to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon is just unbelievable."
Fery, ranked 114th in the world, beat Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in five sets in the last 16 on Monday after entering the tournament on a wild card and is believed to be the first British wild card to reach the quarter-finals.
Nortje said: "From an early age I detected a very calm determination, which you don't find a lot in players... always up for a challenge, works hard, great discipline. A lovely guy to be on court with."
Fery, 23, lived in Wimbledon as a child and has come "full circle" by playing in the Championships, his former Westside Tennis Club coach Tinus Nortje said.
"A local player who grew up here. For him to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon is just unbelievable."
Fery, ranked 114th in the world, beat Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in five sets in the last 16 on Monday after entering the tournament on a wild card and is believed to be the first British wild card to reach the quarter-finals.
Nortje said: "From an early age I detected a very calm determination, which you don't find a lot in players... always up for a challenge, works hard, great discipline. A lovely guy to be on court with."
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