"I had a little procedure four days ago here on it. That seemed to help" - Arthur Fery's broken blood vessels lightly burned to prevent more nosebleeds

There have been very few negatives to pinpoint about the magical run that Arthur Fery has produced in front if a home crowd en route to the semi-final at Wimbledon. He has broken new ground countless times while storming up the ATP Rankings. With an intriguing semi-final clash coming up against Alexander Zverev, the Brit has taken lengths to try and prevent a repeat of his last-16 clash, where nosebleeds were the main talking point.

Competing against Zizou Bergs, Fery would come out on top in a thrilling five-set encounter that saw him continue his fairytale Wimbledon run. It was not the smoothest encounter as he struggled with three separate nosebleeds, an unusual thing to occur when on the tennis court.

He would need medical treatment for this, halting his momentum and making it a very stop-start match at times. One of these came about when he was serving for the match, keeping his cool to come back out and get the job done in brilliant fashion to send the Eastbourne champion home.

Following that win, the Brit's team said that they would consult doctors and see if they could get to the bottom of this problem. Ahead of his debut on Centre Court against Roland Garros runner-up Flavio Cobolli, Fery decided to take action.

“I had a little procedure four days ago here on it. That seemed to help," he stated following the win. “Just getting the blood vessels cauterised in the nose. A small thing. Nothing major. Didn't hurt. I've also tried to avoid wiping with a towel straight on the nose. I think that was also not helping, so just a combination of things, just a bit of luck as well.”

The 23-year-old had his broken blood vessels lightly burned to seal them and stop them from bleeding. This worked with nosebleeds not mentioned once during his quarter-final. What was mentioned was another masterclass on court as he took down Cobolli in straight sets, bageling him at the end to complete what was a magnificent win and a spot in the semi-finals.

Facing Zverev may be a daunting prospect for anyone, especially after the 2026 season he has experienced. However, the new British number one will go into the match with no fear and nothing to lose, relishing the chance to again stap onto Centre Court and show off his skills in front of an adoring home crowd.

“Playing big servers is something I've really improved on, accepting sometimes getting aced a lot, and having more pressure on my service games. I'm a great returner, I think. Just try to apply pressure that way," he stated as the semi-final draws nearer.

His work has not gone unnoticed, most notably by the world number three and reigning Roland Garros champion who cites his Australian Open win over Cobolli at the start of the year as the first time he had seen him play. “The first time I watched him play was actually in Australia. He beat Cobolli in the first round. I watched that match," he recalled.

“I was very impressed back then already. He has a very clean technique and very clean groundstrokes. I thought he was a very good tennis player already back then. Of course, it's maybe a surprise a little bit that he's in the semifinals. But I think he deserves it. The wins that he had, the way he fought back in a couple of those matches, is great to see. It's a great story.”

A win for Fery would mean that he would compete against either Jannik Sinner or Novak Djokovic for the Wimbledon title on his 24th birthday. It will be very tricky to find a way past the inform Zverev, but after all that has gone on these last two weeks, he will be very confident of springing another gigantic upset.