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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Weeks 26 & 27 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - main draw (singles)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
It is remarkable, with by all appearances so much better a tennis system and culture, and so many players, but such a lack of Slam success when they want it so much.

And very funny

Yes - made me laugh too biggrin

pauliscot · Junior player

agreed - as I said v unlikely but nice to know even in the v unlikely event it was considered it would make it less attractive to the french knowing he couldn't pay for them in davis cup etc

seagull · Tennis legend

Fery is on first tomorrow. Bit of a surprise with Novak/Sinner having had an extra days rest.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Stircrazy wrote:
There's a lengthy profile of Arthur in today's Times, but only subscribers will be able to read it in full (& the archive site is still not playing ball! ). It adds no more to the reason why he now plays for GBR than the Beeb extract. It includes quotes from Johanna Konta, the Bryan brothers & Jamie Delgado. It also refers to his younger brother & sister, the former, it seems, also resident in the UK:
His younger brother, Maxime, is a runner at this year's Championships, bringing rackets for players. Fery's younger sister, Albane, went to university in the US, at Wake Forest in North Carolina, and was a college-level distance runner. Maxime is studying at Imperial College London, where he plays tennis and football.
That said, there are a couple of bad screw-ups:
Relatively unknown outside the intimate world of British tennis a fortnight ago, the victory has elevated Fury into tennis superstardom.
and in the same paragraph:
Plagued by an elbow injury last year, he began the tournament ranked No 461 in the world. In the live rankings he has risen to No 36.
the latter despite an earlier - accurate - statement that "Despite sitting 104 places below his opponent, Flavio Cobolli, in the world rankings..." Sloppy!

Thanks for your replies Stircrazy. I guess what I was wondering about was a background reason e.g. was the French system not as good/supportive, did he fall out with anyone etc Rather than, he feels British.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

seagull wrote:
Fery is on first tomorrow. Bit of a surprise with Novak/Sinner having had an extra days rest.

I think that's better myself, if they matches go long they might not finish (fingers crossed). I also wonder if the bigger audience is in the US and it's a better time for them.

goldfish · Futures level

The reason suggested on the radio was that the Djokovic/Sinner match was of more interest to people in the late afternoon/evening than the Zverev/Fery match. To whom?

indiana · Tennis legend

goldfish wrote:
The reason suggested on the radio was that the Djokovic/Sinner match was of more interest to people in the late afternoon/evening than the Zverev/Fery match. To whom?

Indeed, I would have thought Arthur would get the 'Andy slot".

Though really let's just enjpy, snd I'm free

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Not sure if it's been mentioned but Arthur confirmed that he got his nose cauterised about 4 days ago

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Jonathan Jurejko adds a few more pieces to the jigsaw puzzle that is Arthur Féry. smile

Neil Gee · County player

Helen40 wrote:
seagull wrote:
Fery is on first tomorrow. Bit of a surprise with Novak/Sinner having had an extra days rest.
I think that's better myself, if they matches go long they might not finish (fingers crossed). I also wonder if the bigger audience is in the US and it's a better time for them.

I hope I'm wrong but I can't see Arthur beating Zverev no matter what time they play.

Var · Challenger qualifying

Neil Gee wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
seagull wrote:
Fery is on first tomorrow. Bit of a surprise with Novak/Sinner having had an extra days rest.
I think that's better myself, if they matches go long they might not finish (fingers crossed). I also wonder if the bigger audience is in the US and it's a better time for them.
I hope I'm wrong but I can't see Arthur beating Zverev no matter what time they play.

Never say never. Nothing to lose from Arthurs point of view. I think it will be down to how Zverev serves and whether Arthur can get a racquet on it.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Neil Gee wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
seagull wrote:
Fery is on first tomorrow. Bit of a surprise with Novak/Sinner having had an extra days rest.
I think that's better myself, if they matches go long they might not finish (fingers crossed). I also wonder if the bigger audience is in the US and it's a better time for them.
I hope I'm wrong but I can't see Arthur beating Zverev no matter what time they play.

No, I can't see it either

But there are lots of things going on in the world that I would have said I couldn't - and I'd have been wrong

JonH · Tennis legend

Zverev gained a lot of confidence winning Paris and, to me, looks in top form from what Ive seen. Hes lost the fewest sets of the semifinalists and is 5-0 in tie breaks. Tbf all 4 have good tie break records this tournie, Arthur is 5-1 for example, but Zverev just looks strong

sammmm · Intermediate Club Player

As you say Jon, its the confidence and belief Zverev seems to be carrying after the FO, if Fery can win the first set then maybe Zverev starts to feel the pressure but if Zverev takes the first i fancy it would be done in 3

-- Edited by sammmm on Friday 10th of July 2026 08:26:38 AM