British wildcard Arthur Fery is due to play the biggest match of his career, a historic Wimbledon semi-final against Alexander Zverev, but the fixture has been rescheduled to an earlier slot and moved many fans into an outcry. Rather than occupying the second Centre Court slot from around 5pm, the match will now open proceedings at 1.30pm, meaning millions of British supporters who are at work or in school risk missing most or all of it on BBC One.

The change is reported to have followed a request from the BBC, which wanted to avoid a clash with its coverage of Spain's World Cup match against Belgium at 8pm; the corporation declined to comment but has the right to make such requests to the All England Club. Ahead of the tie, supporters renamed Henman Hill "Arthur's Seat" in Fery's honour. Critics note the timing sits awkwardly with the Lawn Tennis Association's aim of inspiring children to take up tennis, given state school pupils will be in lessons, and there are further accusations that the other semi-finalists, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, have been favoured with two full days of rest compared with Fery.