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Home hope Fery traded a Greek beach for Wimbledon Centre Court
LONDON, July 10 : Reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals seemed so far-fetched to Britain's 114th-ranked Arthur Fery that he had been expecting to be sunning himself in Greece this week. But his plans to swap his Wimbledon whites for swimming shorts hit a snag as he kept wading through the draw, match after match, to become the first wildcard in 25 years to reach the men's semi-finals at the grasscourt major.Instead of working on his tan in Greece by now, he found himself working up a sweat in London's heatwave as he beat five rivals to reach the last four until Alexander Zverev finally ended his remarkable adventure in straight sets on Friday."Was meant to be going to Greece with some friends. We'll see if that's still in the cards," said the French-born player who has captivated the home nat
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