Arthur Fery

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

You've been keeping him quiet lads and lasses.

French to born to French parents, the latest English tennis star.

 

[festa5]

Could we do a hostage exchange for Michael Olise?

(unless he wins Wimbledon in which case we'll keep him).

 

[TeaCider]

Raised in England from the first month of his life, which is surely the most relevant thing.

Your place of birth or parent's nationality doesn't solely decide your own.

 

[KDG]

Raised in England from the age of two, which is surely the most relevant thing.

Until he loses and then he's French again

 

[TeaCider]

Until he loses and then he's French again

He's British regardless.

A few helmets mouthing off if he loses won't change that.

 

[North22]

As British as Cam Norrie

 

[TeaCider]

Even there, the line from the BBC commentator "French by birth, British by choice" has an insinuation that he wouldn't be British if he wasn't playing tennis for Great Britain.

23 years old, raised in the UK from 1 month old.

He's French and British, I wouldn't say that's a choice on his part.

 

[Middlesbrough123]

I wonder what nationality tends to win the most and what it takes to actually be the best . Nationality shouldn’t come into it should it , I can only assume most in the uk just prefer football then athletics .

 

[Kramer]

Can he play left back?

 

[AytonMews]

Going well here

 

[Otto42]

British this afternoon……King Arthur!

 

[TeaCider]

First match I've watched at Wimbledon this year, just doing my usual bandwagon support for anyone British doing well

 

[Middlesbrough123]

I don’t even know hiw the scores work in tennis , atleast theres no score draw

 

[Middlesbrough123]

His opponent seem to give up there towards the end

 

[AytonMews]

Probably knew he didn’t have 5 sets in him, in that heat

 

[TeaCider]

Can barely understand what he's saying through that thick French accent.

 

[JamOnRevenge]

£900,000

 

[StrelectricDave]

Fantastic win from the lad. I think I saw his sister Brittany when I was in Cherbourg last year.

 

[sparkins]

Just reading that is father is / was Owner and President of L'Orient football club and the 329th richest person in France.

 

[Damebillyashcroft]

I wonder what nationality tends to win the most and what it takes to actually be the best . Nationality shouldn’t come into it should it , I can only assume most in the uk just prefer football then athletics .

How many kids get access to coaching and equipment for any particular sport will decide how well any nation does in that sport. It's a disgrace that kids in this country can go through their entire school years without ever playing cricket for example. Without getting all Dave Spart about it, what do you reckon the income of the parents of the average competitor in dressage or yachting is? I bet the most naturally talented skier ever to be born in this country will never be known, simply because he or she never got to have a go.