Arthur Fery's multi-millionaire father and mother both watch on as their son triumphs in Wimbledon quarter-final to set up £900,000 pay day

Britain's last male hope at Wimbledon, Arthur Fery, headed into the semi-finals watched by his parents – with a £900,000-plus payday already secured.

The 23-year-old beat ninth seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets on Wednesday, despite only gaining entry to the championships as a wildcard.

The British star, nicknamed 'Cross Channel Fery', because he was born in Paris, now carries the nation's hopes into Friday's semi-final against second seed and recent French Open champion Alexander Zverev.

Fery's Centre Court triumph was watched by his parents, who are separated, and his shock run to the last four has guaranteed him at least £900,000 in prize money.

Fery comes from a sporting dynasty. His mother, Olivia, is a former professional tennis player, while his wealthy hedge fund manager father, Loïc, once bought a French top-flight football club. His parents had three children together before they split up, and he was born in the affluent Paris suburb of Sèvres.

His mother and father sat apart as their son dismantled world No 10 Cobolli in straight sets on a sweltering Centre Court.

Loïc, 52, attended with partner Diana Kyllmann, 35, a Bolivian former tennis player turned investment banker, who was seen resting her head on his shoulder during the tournament.

Bogota-born Ms Kyllmann was a national junior champion in her homeland before playing college tennis in the US for prestigious Indiana University. She is now an executive director at Goldman Sachs' global banking and markets division and co-owns the padel company 10Padel with Loïc.

Away from work, she remains a keen player and has captained the women's first team at London's exclusive Queen's Club for the past three years.

Fery's mother, Olivia, who competed under her maiden name Gravereaux, qualified for the French Open as a wildcard in 1991 – a feat mirrored by her son's wildcard run at Wimbledon 35 years later.

Loic Fery's girlfriend Diana Kyllmann, a former Bolivian tennis star and now his business partner, cosies up to him during the match

Fery's victory on Centre Court was watched by the tennis player's millionaire father Loïc and Ms Kylmann

A former professional tennis player herself, Fery's mother was at Wimbledon to watch her son win

Arthur Fery, 23, defeated number nine seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets on Wednesday

Her top world ranking was 225, while her son last week reached a new peak of 114 – and he is sure to hurtle upwards following his subsequent All-England Club successes.

Despite being born in France, he grew up in London, and attended £11,940-per-term King's College School in Wimbledon, a 20-minute walk from his current place of work, while living just a mile away from the tennis grounds.

Fery has reached the semi-finals despite a series of on-court nosebleeds. The player has acknowledged how much he suffers with them and vowed to address the problem ahead.

His sporting talents on display at an early age would take him to the esteemed Stanford University in California, winning a tennis scholarship for a science, technology and society degree.

Fery's mother is a member of the All England Club and the pair played together on its courts during his childhood.

He has previously said: 'I was never really pushed to play tennis, but we lived close to a tennis club, and my mum was a professional player – she was very good – so that encouraged me to try out tennis.

'She kind of helped me get going. We had a club just up the hill from Wimbledon, called Westside – like, 50m from our house.

'They had hard courts and artificial clay. But there was a great coach over there and I played with my mum on the weekends. So that's kind of how I started.'

Fery reached the semi-finals of the boys' doubles there in 2019 – before making the third round of the main competition's mixed doubles, alongside Tara Moore, two years later.

Arthur Fery celebrates his Wimbledon quarter-final victory against Italy's Flavio Cobolli

Arthur Fery (centre, right) is pictured in a photo shared on Instagram by his father Loïc (centre, left) when the youngster appeared at Wimbledon three years ago

Arthur Fery is seen celebrating at Wimbledon with his businessman father Loïc

Fery's father Loïc has made millions as a hedge fund manager and bought Ligue 1 football club Lorient in 2009, though sold it earlier this year while remaining president.

He is estimated to have a net worth of €320million (£273million).

After previously working in Asia, he returned to Europe in 2001 and settled in London, founding investment firm Chenavari in 2007. He and Olivia divorced in 2022.

While she competed as a tennis player for both France and Hong Kong, Fery has committed to Britain – including a role in the country's Davis Cup side last September.

This year has taken him to new levels, however, initially with getting through to the second round of the Australian Open in January.

And he was granted a wild card entry to this summer's Wimbledon, despite not qualifying through the official routes.

His displays since have made him only the fifth wild card entry to reach as far as the quarter-finals.

The only wild card entry to actually go on to win a Wimbledon title is Goran Ivanisevic, in 2001 – for now.

The Princess of Wales, sitting alongside former British players Sir Andy Murray and Tim Henman, attended Wimbledon last Thursday.

The Princess of Wales visited Wimbledon last Thursday, taking in games including Arthur Fery's appearance on Court 18 – she is pictured with former British number one Tim Henman

Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer was among the guests in Wimbledon's Royal Box watching Fery defeat Grigor Dimitrov on Centre Court on Monday

Among the matches she watched was Fery's Court 18 win over Finland's Otto Virtane.

Fery's mother Olivia has a LinkedIn profile showing her as having worked as business development manager at the Lawn Tennis Association.

One of his siblings, sister Albane, is credited as an assistant product manager for watches at Christian Dior as well as being a keen cross-country runner.

His brother Maxime is a student at Imperial College London and presently working at Wimbledon as a runner, bringing racquets for players.

Wimbledon breakout star Fery has opened up about his nationality and insisted he feels 'very British'.

Fery, 23, has had an incredible run at SW19 over the past few weeks, reaching the semi-finals despite being a wildcard for the tournament.

It caps a remarkable rise for the British star, who was born in France to French parents, given he was ranked as world No 114 before the action got underway.

Fery moved to Wimbledon at a young age and although he went to university in the USA, he was educated nearby and trains in London.

His subsequent run at the All England Club has led to some in the French media claiming the 23-year-old as their 'last remaining hope' given his dual nationality and family ties to France.

However, when pressed on which country he feels closer to after his quarter-final victory over Flavio Cobolli, Fery was clear in his response.

'In regards to the French, I mean honestly less and less these days,' he told reporters.

'I've now lived here a long time, 10 years ago I may have said I felt more French than English but now it's not the case at all.

'I feel very British, I live here, all my best friends live here, I went to school here, I train here.

'My parents are still French so we speak French with my family and cousins who still live in France. But no, my roots are very much tied to London now.'

Despite being born in France, he grew up in London – and attended private, £11,940-per-term King's College School in Wimbledon, a 20-minute walk from his current place of work, while living just a mile away from the tennis grounds.