Brit ranked 461 in the world produces stunning Wimbledon upset to down 20th seed

Britain's Arthur Fery has produced a incredible Wimbledon first round upset as he beat the Australian Alexei Popyrin, who was the 20th seed, in a four set thriller. The home player, who is ranked 461st in the world, took the deciding set 6-4 to cap an incredible afternoon.

Fery raised his arms in the air after his 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 success on the outside courts which has secured him a spot in the second round of his home Grand Slam for the first time.

The 22 year-old, who was born in France, had been in the Wimbledon draw for the past two years but was beaten in the first round on both occasions. Now he's enjoyed his first win at SW19 and can look forward to the second round.

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Fery is in the second and will take on either Roman Safiullin or Luciano Darderi. Ninth seed Daniil Medvedev was in his draw but was a first round casualty. American's fifth seed Taylor Fritz could be a fourth round opponent if the fairytale continues.

Popyrin had reached the third round here last year and previously in his career had upset Novak Djokovic at the US Open, underlining how much of a dangerous competitor he can be.

Yet Fury, whose father Loic is president of FC Lorient, was still able to down the Aussie. The Brit had been educated at King’s School in Wimbledon and remains a local resident, adding to the narrative around his win.

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