Arthur Fery pulls off quarterfinal comeback at Winston-Salem Open

Field Level Media|published: Fri 28th August, 01:37 2026

Aug 17, 2026; Mason, OH, USA; Arthur Fery (GBR) returns a shot against Alex de Minaur (AUS) during the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images

Arthur Fery, who made a memorable run to his first ATP Tour semifinal appearance last month, is headed to his second semifinal after advancing at the Winston-Salem Open on Thursday in North Carolina.

The fourth-seeded Briton rallied to beat Aleksandar Kovacevic 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.

Fery, then ranked No. 114 in the world, became the first unseeded British player to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon in the Open Era before he lost to Alexander Zverev in the semifinals.

With his latest win, he will rise to a career-high ranking of at least No. 35 next week.

Fery had 17 winners to Kovacevic's 16, but the American committed 39 unforced errors to Fery's 20.

Fery's semifinal opponent will be Australia's James Duckworth, who overtook 15th-seeded Fabian Marozsan of Hungary 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4.

The other semifinal will feature third-seeded Ignacio Buse of Peru and France's Benjamin Bonzi. Buse squeezed past eighth-seeded Juan Manuel Cerundolo of Argentina 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2, and Bonzi topped 13th-seeded Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (5), 6-4.

--Field Level Media

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