Britain's Arthur Fery became the fourth wild card entrant to reach the men's singles semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament, as he continued his remarkable run at Wimbledon, defeating Italy's Flavio Cobolli, the ninth seed, 6-4, 7-6, 6-0 on Wednesday.

Cobolli, the French Open runner-up, was the highest-ranked player Fery (23) has faced, but the Briton delivered another fearless performance on Centre Court.

Fery will continue his quest to emulate the feat of the powerful-serving Croatian, when he faces second seed Alexander Zverev in the semifinals.

Fery, who looked stunned on court minutes after finishing the match with a blistering serve, said: 'Things just seem to be getting better and better with each match, I can't believe this.' He added: 'In the last match, I felt emotions I've never experienced before in my life.'

Fery was born in France to French parents, but grew up just 5 minutes from the All England Club, and entered Wimbledon ranked 114th in the world, largely unknown to the British public, but his achievements have captured fans' hearts. With this win, Fery became the fifth British man in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, joining Andy Murray, Tim Henman, Roger Taylor, and Cameron Norrie, and he will become the top-ranked British player next week.

Fery received applause from Queen Camilla in the Royal Box, and was also watched by Kate, Princess of Wales, in an earlier match at the tournament.

Fery had previously beaten Cobolli, who was struggling with illness, in the first round of the Australian Open this year, his second Grand Slam win after reaching the second round at Wimbledon last year. But the Italian, who has been in great form, was expected to end the remarkable run that the British media have insisted on calling a fairy tale.