The narrative of Arthur Fery’s run from wildcard to the semi-finals bears some similarity to the appalling 2004 film ‘Wimbledon‘, but the 23-year-old has been inspired by rather more refined cinema this fortnight.
‘I’ve been watching the Godfather,’ he says. ‘Bit of a throwback, never watched it before. I’ll probably be on to the Godfather Part II tonight.’ And Part III if he makes the final? ‘Yeah.’
Somehow, it feels appropriate. Francis Ford Coppola‘s mafia trilogy is about violence and power and the perversion of the American dream, but most of all it is about family. And Fery’s run this week is
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