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LONDON (AP) \u2014 There\u2019s also an American angle to the French-born British player who grew up five minutes from the All England Club and has reached the semifinals as a wild card at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

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Arthur Fery honed his game by playing three years of college tennis for Stanford University, where he was a two-time All-American.<\/p>\n

Now he\u2019s the first former Stanford player to reach the last four at Wimbledon since John McEnroe\u2019s eighth and final Wimbledon semifinal in 1992, when McEnroe was beaten by eventual champion Andre Agassi.<\/p>\n

Stanford University coach Paul Goldstein flew in for the occasion and was watching inside Centre Court when Fery eliminated French Open runner-up Flavio Cobolli in straight sets in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cArthur always displayed an emotional maturity and a wisdom beyond his years,\u201d Goldstein told The Associated Press. \u201cWhen I worked with him at school, it always felt like it was as much of a peer-to-peer relationship as it was coach-to-student relationship with a 25-year age gap between us.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a sophomore in 2021-22, Fery became Stanford\u2019s first No. 1 ranked singles player since Bob Bryan nearly quarter century before him.<\/p>\n

Before Fery signed for Stanford, Goldstein came over to see him play in the Wimbledon junior tournament in 2019. Fery reached the third round in singles and the semifinals in doubles.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust a highly intelligent person, certainly plays the game with a high tennis IQ as well,\u201d Goldstein added. \u201cHis game was at an elite level from an early age. A very independent thinker, he just approached the game with a high level of professionalism from the time he got to school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Fery\u2019s 58-16 singles record over his three years at Stanford didn\u2019t make anyone think he would make the jump to a Grand Slam contender.<\/p>\n

In what has been labeled a \u201cFerytale,\u201d Fery faces French Open champion Alexander Zverev on Friday for a spot in the championship match \u2014 with Sunday\u2019s final to be played on Fery\u2019s 24th birthday.<\/p>\n

Ranked No. 114, Fery is the outlier in the semifinals among No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner \u2014 who will meet seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic (No. 8) in the other semifinal \u2014 and No. 3 Zverev.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you\u2019re seeing on display this week is a level of poise and composure that is beyond words,\u201d Goldstein said. \u201cPick your superlative and multiply it by 100.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fery is now coached by Jeroen Benard and Benoit Foucher.<\/p>\n

\u201cFull credit to Arthur and his team for what they are accomplishing this year,\u201d Goldstein said. \u201cI am privileged to be an observer. And supporter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Academics led Fery to Stanford<\/h3>\n

Fery, who was also an Academic All-American at Stanford, said he selected the school in Palo Alto, California, because of the academics.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause it was going to give me a great backup plan if tennis didn\u2019t work out,\u201d Fery said. \u201cIt was just a great mix between academics and a super-strong tennis program.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fery majored in science, technology and society at Stanford.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt helped me mature, gave me a bit of time without too much pressure,\u201d Fery said. \u201cJust develop personally more than tennis-wise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fery doesn\u2019t need to worry about his tennis career fizzing out anymore. He\u2019s the first wild card to reach the men\u2019s singles semifinals at the All England Club since Goran Ivanisevic\u2019s run to the Wimbledon title in 2001.<\/p>\n

Bryan brothers<\/h3>\n

Bryan and his identical twin brother, Mike, developed into the sport\u2019s best doubles team after their time at Stanford during the late 1990s. They credit Stanford with preparing Fery to handle the pressures of playing on Centre Court at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we went to the University of Georgia, there were 6,500 barking dogs eating us alive,\u201d Bob Bryan said. \u201cWe went to Spain (for Davis Cup) and played in front of 30,000 in a soccer stadium, it wasn\u2019t that bad. So college tennis prepares you for these environments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bryans and Goldstein were teammates at Stanford as players, winning two national championships together. Bob Bryan beat Goldstein in the 1998 NCAA singles final.<\/p>\n

The Bryans \u2014 who have a total of four Wimbledon titles between them \u2014 got Goldstein a last-minute pass into Wimbledon when he came over.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve met Arthur a few times in Palo Alto,\u201d Bob Bryan said. \u201cWe compared him a little bit to (former U.S. Open finalist Kei) Nishikori: Same build, beautiful backhand, can change direction. He was a quiet leader at Stanford. But all the players really respected him and they knew his ability. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a big surprise to anyone that knows Arthur.\u201d<\/p>\n

Critical time for college tennis<\/h3>\n

Fery\u2019s breakthrough coincides with several college tennis programs being cut in recent months as Division I schools choose to redirect resources to fund direct payments to athletes in football and basketball.<\/p>\n

With elite D1 tennis programs populated by foreigners, there\u2019s also a debate about introducing regulations to reserve spots on teams for American players.<\/p>\n

There were 36 players in this year\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles at Wimbledon with college experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is another validation and example of how college tennis is being played at the highest level,\u201d Goldtsein said. \u201cMore and young people are globally seeing this as a viable pathway towards making an impact at the professional game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Added Bob Bryan, \u201cThe level is off the charts. There\u2019s definitely a place for college in between the (World Tennis) juniors and pro tennis. I think anyone coming out of the juniors should go test their level collegiately and to see if they\u2019re ready for the pros.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP Sports Writer Ken Maguire contributed.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

This story has been corrected to show that Fery\u2019s quarterfinal opponent was Flavio Cobolli.<\/p>\n

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___<\/p>\n

AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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