Damir Džumhur vs Arthur Fery — 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-1

Result

British wild card Arthur Fery recovered from a set and a break down to beat Damir Džumhur 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-1. Fery, who had trailed 3-6 0-2, reeled off nine consecutive games to seize control and never looked back, striking 36 winners and breaking the Bosnian eight times. The match drew attention when Fery inserted earplugs mid-match, later explaining it was a long-standing habit that keeps him 'in his bubble' amid Džumhur's protests to the chair umpire.

Damir Džumhur

Arthur Fery

0Aces6

5Double faults2

67%1st serve in60%

46%1st-serve points won66%

55%2nd-serve points won61%

116 mphFastest serve126 mph

3/9Break points won8/14

20Winners37

43Unforced errors41

17/38Net points won36/56

95Total points won128

2616 mDistance run2826 m

Stats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

At this Stage

Down a set and a break to Damir Džumhur, Arthur Fery reached for the earplugs — literally, a long-standing habit to stay in his bubble while the Bosnian argued with the chair — and then won nine games in a row. The British wild card, a Stanford alumnus, ran out a 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 winner, breaking eight times against an opponent who didn't land a single ace and leaked 43 unforced errors. It was the sort of first-round theatre Wimbledon's outside courts specialise in, with a serious result attached: Fery advanced to a round-of-64 meeting with Otto Virtanen, the qualifier who had just stunned fourth seed Ben Shelton — and won that one as well.

Damir Džumhur

Arthur Fery✓

Jun 29–30

3-6 6-2 6-2 6-1

Ben Shelton

Otto Virtanen✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 3-6 6-7(8) 6-2 7-6(9)

Arthur Fery✓

Otto Virtanen

Jul 1–2

5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3

Round of 128

Damir Džumhur

Arthur Fery✓

Jun 29–30

3-6 6-2 6-2 6-1

Ben Shelton

Otto Virtanen✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 3-6 6-7(8) 6-2 7-6(9)

Round of 64

Arthur Fery✓

Otto Virtanen

Jul 1–2

5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Damir DžumhurArthur Fery

34Age23

5′9″ (1.75 m)Height5′9″ (1.75 m)

68 kg (150 lb)Weight76 kg (168 lb)

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand

2011Turned pro2023

No. 105ATP rankingNo. 114

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

—Best at WimbledonSecond round (2025)

Nerfid DžumhurCoach—

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

The briefing