Fery rallies past Virtanen; Swan bows to Keys as UK’s Wimbledon ranks thin out
Arthur Fery’s gritty victory keeps Britain’s Wimbledon run alive while Katie Swan’s wildcard exit shrinks home hopes to their smallest tally since 1988.
British wildcard Arthur Fery dug deep to erase a first-set deficit and outlast Sweden’s Otto Virtanen 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on Centre Court, securing a third-round berth at Wimbledon. Fery’s fightback preserved the faintest British flame at SW19, arriving after Katie Swan’s wildcard run ended in emphatic fashion. The Brit, ranked 185, was brushed aside 6-1, 6-2 by 12th seed Madison Keys in 53 minutes, a mismatch that underlined the volatility of wildcards.
