Arthur Fery's dream run comes at a cost as British No.1 set to have half of Wimbledon prize money taken away
ATPTuesday, 14 July 2026 at 10:23
Arthur Fery is set to lose close to half a million pounds after his run to the Wimbledon semi-finals which saw him defeated by Alexander Zverev in the end.
Fery entered the main draw as a wildcard, a point that was criticised by some at the time due to the fact that he hasn't really achieved the heights yet and is one of a few Brits who was continually given wildcards despite the fact that he is yet to produce.
But he did this time. Against the odds, he saw off Zizou Bergs, Grigor Dimitrov and Flavio Cobolli before eventually falling at the hands of Alexander Zverev. He has climbed into the world's top 30 and with that came a sheer amount of money he has yet to collect in his career.
For reaching the semi-finals, he pocketed an impressive £900,000. But just under half of that will be gone almost immediately. That is due to UK tax laws with a 45 per cent income tax rate on earnings over £125,140. The National Insurance contribution of 2% also that self-employed UK residents pay on profits over £50,270.
Sinner also set to lose a ton of money
It means Fery is down to lose around £423,000 of his Wimbledon payout with an income tax bill of £405,000 and a further £18,000 in National Insurance. So of that near £1m, he will only take home £477,000.
That of course also doesn't include potential agent fees and coaching team fees that he will also have to pay, but at the very least he can then use the rest of that money to figure that out. Jannik Sinner also is set to be deducted well over a million pounds.
Jannik Sinner is also set to lose a ton of cash.
Sinner won his second title at SW19 in as many years. He won £3.6m but around £1.62m will be taken away. But for Fery, he is now looking forward to getting on tour with his higher ranking and having those fresh opportunities to earn money and experiences.
"It means I can play the top players week in week out and compare myself to them and keep working on my tennis," he said.
"I am going to have to get accustomed to the full life of tour with more media attention and all of that but I think I'm ready for it.
"It is going to be a first as well playing the US Open. I didn't even play qualifiers last year so it's going be a great experience."
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