GB's Fery into first ATP Tour final as opponent retires
Summary
Britain's Arthur Fery reached his first ATP Tour final at the Winston-Salem Open after his opponent, James Duckworth, retired due to injury. Fery will play Ignacio Buse in the final on Saturday in North Carolina.Key Facts
- Arthur Fery is 24 years old and ranked 33rd in the world, a career high.
- Fery took the lead 6-4, 2-1 when Duckworth stopped playing after a medical timeout.
- Fery is the first British player to reach the final of this ATP 250 event.
- He reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in July and recently became British number one, ahead of Cameron Norrie.
- Ignacio Buse, 22 years old and ranked 36th, will be Fery's opponent in the final.
- Buse won an ATP 500 event in Hamburg in May this year.
- Fery will compete next at the US Open, where he will face Italian player Lorenzo Musetti in the first round.
- Eight weeks before Wimbledon, Fery was ranked outside the top 100.
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