Arthur Fery v Grigor Dimitrov start time: When is Wimbledon fourth-round clash?

Arthur Fery bids to extend his Wimbledon run as the last British player in the singles faces fellow wildcard Grigor Dimitrov on Centre Court in the fourth round of the Championships.

The 23-year-old Fery is through to the last-16 of a grand slam for the first time in his career, after winning an epic five-set battle against Belgium’s Zizou Bergs on Saturday night.

The French-born Fery, who grew up five minutes down the road from Wimbledon, is the first British wildcard to reach the second week of the men’s singles since Andrew Foster since 1993.

Fery’s match against former world No 3 Dimitrov marks the first time that two wildcards have made it to the last-16 at a grand slam since 2002, but the 35-year-old Bulgarian will be determined to extend his own remarkable run at the Championships.

A year ago, Dimitrov painfully retired from his fourth-round match against Jannik Sinner while two sets up against the eventual champion.

The pectoral injury that forced Dimitrov to retire from the match led to him falling down the rankings, and he needed a wildcard to enter the main draw as the world No 146.

But he returned to Centre Court on Saturday to defeat former finalist Matteo Berrettini in five sets and set up a mouthwater clash between two wildcards for a place in the quarter-finals.

When is Fery v Dimitrov at Wimbledon?

Arthur Fery’s match against Grigor Dimitrov has been scheduled second on Centre Court and will be played after Alexandra Eala’s match against Jasmine Paolini in the women’s singles. The Eala and Paolini match will start just after 1:30pm, and will be played in best-of-three sets, but Eala’s straight-sets win over Iga Swiatek in the previous round lasted a couple of hours. Fery and Dimitrov could therefore expect to be on court at around 3:30pm BST, although it could be slightly earlier than that depending on the previous match.

Wimbledon order of play – day eight

Centre Court

From 1:30pm

1. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) [13] v Alexandra Eala (PHI) [29]
2. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v Arthur Fery (GBR)
3. Jiri Lehecka (CZE) [13] v Alexander Zverev (GER) [2]

What has Arthur Fery said after reaching fourth round?

“A lot of first times today for me. So proud of how I handled everything. First five-setter, longest match that I’ve ever played, first time breaking into the top 100, first second week in a slam, all at home, five minutes from where I grew up. It’s a great story for me.

“It’s a significant milestone [breaking into top 100]. Doing it here is incredibly special for me. It’s my home tournament. It’s where I grew up. It’s very special.”

Results to reach fourth round

R1: Damir Dzumhur (105) 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-1

R2: Otto Virtanen (140) 5-7 7-6 6-3 6-3

R3: vs Zizou Bergs (37) 2-6 7-5 2-6 7-6 7-6

R4: vs Grigor Dimitrov (146)

What has Grigor Dimitrov said after reaching fourth round?

“Yeah, I believe in destiny, but right now, we’re just living in the moment. I think that’s all I have been trying to do every single day when I get out there on the courts.

“I just want to keep that line going. Really the outcome for me, it becomes secondary right now. I think just falling in love again with the game. Everything that I have gone through the past 12 months, the magnitude of that, it’s way different for me. I’m taking everything one day at a time.

“It’s not going to be an easy match. I have seen him play. He’s a great competitor. He’s playing at home. I mean, second week, Wimbledon, big court.”

Results to reach fourth round

R1: Dane Sweeney (127) 7-6 6-3 7-5

R2: Jakub Mensik (18) 7-6 4-6 7-5 6-3

R3: Matteo Berrettini (51) 6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3

R4: vs Arthur Fery (114)

How to watch Wimbledon

In the UK, every match from Wimbledon will be available to watch live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with viewers able to access a stream from all 18 courts. There will also be live coverage across BBC One and BBC Two, starting before the day’s play each morning and lasting until the conclusion of the day’s action in the evening. Highlights show ‘Today at Wimbledon’ will then follow. The BBC confirmed before the start of the tournament that they had secured the rights to Wimbledon until at least 2033, keeping the tournament on free-to-air. TNT Sports will also show both the men’s and singles finals in the UK.

In the US, ESPN and Tennis Channel hold the rights.

Wimbledon TV schedule

Monday 6 July

11:00-19:00 – Live coverage – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

12:35-17:35 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

23:40-00:40 – Today at Wimbledon – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app