GB’s Fery beats Kovacevic to reach Winston-Salem semi-final
Britain’s Arthur Fery recovered from a set down to beat Aleksandar Kovacevic and reach the Winston-Salem Open semi-finals. The victory continues a strong summer for the 24-year-old and provides momentum immediately before his first US Open main-draw appearance.
Fourth seed Fery won 3-6 7-5 6-3, taking five successive games from 5-5 in the second set before moving 3-0 ahead in the decider. Ranked 37th after his Wimbledon semi-final run, he will next face Australia’s James Duckworth, whom he beat in Cincinnati earlier this month; at the US Open, Fery has drawn 13th seed Lorenzo Musetti in round one.
- Arthur Fery reached the Winston-Salem semi-finals after a three-set comeback.
- He faces James Duckworth next, having beaten him in Cincinnati.
- Fery will make his US Open main-draw debut against Lorenzo Musetti.
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The Winston-Salem Open is a men’s tennis tournament in North Carolina, played on hard courts shortly before the US Open. Its semi-finals are the last stage before the final, and players use the event to prepare for the final Grand Slam of the season.
Arthur Fery is a British player who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals this summer and is now ranked 37th. Aleksandar Kovacevic is an American player; Australia’s James Duckworth is Fery’s next opponent in Winston-Salem.
The US Open is one of tennis’s four major tournaments. Fery is set to make his first appearance in its main draw, where he will face Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti, the 13th seed, in the first round.