Harry Poole
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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Gregor Dimitrov has been backed as if he were a home player during his return to the fourth round at Wimbledon.

The crowds have really turned out to support his redemption mission, 12 months after he exited in tears at this stage when injury denied him the chance to complete a spectacular win over eventual champion Jannik Sinner.

But, coming up against the last Brit standing in fellow wildcard Arthur Fery, he may have to settle for polite applause for his efforts for the most part today.

John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC One

I want to thank the All England Club for giving Grigor Dimitrov a wildcard [after his injury-enforced withdrawal last year].

His rankings are down there not because he's not a quality player. He's a former world number three, this guy is very accomplished. He also has a bigger game than you realise, he moves well and has a lot of flexibility.

A solid start for Gregor Dimitrov, holding to love in the opening service game of the match.

A loose two-handed backhand flies into the crowd from Fery on the third point, but now he will have a chance to settle his nerves with the ball in his hand.

Here we go then on Centre. Grigor Dimitrov to start us off.

On Court One, former Australian Open champion Madison Keys is taking on Czech ninth seed Linda Noskova for a place in the last eight.

It's on serve in the early stages and you can watch that match, as well as the action on every other court, in full on the BBC iPlayer.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport tennis news reporter at Wimbledon

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Over the British grass-court swing, there has been another unusual health issue for Arthur Fery.

He started suffering nosebleeds at Queen's last month and they have continued during his matches at Wimbledon.

Fery says he does not know the cause of the problem but plans to "figure it out" after the tournament.

Nosebleeds are generally caused by several factors - which include increased blood pressure, irritation from allergies like hayfever, or dehydration.

Jonathan Joseph, an experienced consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon, says stress can be a factor behind nose bleeds.

"In all sorts of different areas of medicine, stress makes a problem worse than it would have been - including nose bleeds," Joseph, a rhinologist at University College London NHS Hospitals and The London Clinic, told BBC Sport.

"People who are about to take a major exam, they can get a nosebleed just because of the stress. It is the same for tennis players."

Whatever Fery's issue is, he will be hoping the only nosebleed territory he experiences on Monday is the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam.

Read more here.

This is the first time the two men have played each other. These are some of their stats.

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Before Arthur Fery's match starts, this is what Jasmine Paolini said on Centre Court after advancing to the last eight of the women's draw: "It's great. Stepping on this court is something special, I was looking forward to it. Thank you because here it's an amazing atmosphere, it's something else to play tennis here. I feel so lucky to have this opportunity, and to get the win.

"I want to thank Roger [Federer, in the Royal Box], he's my idol. In the match I was trying to stay focused and not think about him being here. I watched all the finals and tournaments that he played here. It was amazing, I want to thank everybody here, you make this tournament so special. It feels amazing to be standing here with the win.

"I came here having not played many matches. After the first set in the first round, I was like OK, it can only go better. Point by point, game by game, I'm feeling getting better on this kind of court. Grass is a weird surface, sometimes you love it, sometimes you can hate it. When you play well and feel good, it's the best surface to play on. Today, I was really enjoying it and hopefully I can play another good match."

On her 2026: "It was really tough, a rollercoaster. 2026 proved me a lot. There were tough moments but I kept working with my team supporting me. Every day I'm feeling better, I feel in the right way when I compete on court again. That's the most important thing to me. Stay positive and enjoy my tennis. I love what I do but I have to enjoy it, it's my superpower."

Bobbie Jackson
BBC Sport journalist

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An emotional Grigor Dimitrov said he wants to rewrite his Wimbledon story after his thrilling five-set victory over Matteo Berrettini in the third round.

Twelve months ago, Dimitrov left Centre Court in tears after his hopes of pulling off a major upset against world number one Jannik Sinner came crashing down.

Dimitrov led Sinner by two sets but had to retire after sustaining an injury to his right pectoral.

The Bulgarian has been left wondering what could have been since that heartbreaking night, but is on a mission to banish those ghosts.

"After the way I exited last year, I'll never know what would've happened," Dimitrov said. "But guess what? This year I'm back here and I'm able to rewrite everything again.

"I'm just trying to be completely honest here and vulnerable with you guys. it's not about the winning - it's just for me to overcome every obstacle that I have in front of me."

It's a wonderful story and were he not up against a Brit in Arthur Fery, you can be sure the crowd on Centre would be behind him again...

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Grigor Dimitrov has been appearing at Wimbledon for almost 20 years, and knows what it is like to have a victorious run here as he won the boys' singles competition back in 2008, aged 17.

Since then, this is his 16th time in the men's singles and the sixth occasion he has reached at least the fourth round.

But of the previous five times, he has only got past this phase once - in 2014 when he lost in the semi-finals to eventual winner Novak Djokovic.

Wimbledon is saving his year after a first-round exit at the Australian Open in January, before he lost in the opening qualifying round at the French Open in May.

Dimitrov, 35, has been as high as third in the world rankings, although had dropped to 146th before the start of this tournament and, like opponent Arthur Fery, was handed a wildcard to compete at Wimbledon.

The Bulgarian has taken full advantage of that as he has defeated Australian qualifier Dane Sweeny, 15th seed Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic and Italian Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 runner-up.

What a moment for Arthur Fery as he walks out on to Centre Court. It is not the biggest of crowds just yet as some fans take a breather after Jasmine Paolini's victory, but it will fill up quickly.

A quick wave to those that are there for Fery, whose heart must be pounding a bit quicker than normal.

Tim Henman
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

Arthur Fery is a quality player. He believes he should be in the latter stages of big tournaments, this is his opportunity.

Dimitrov has played in some big matches but to play a Brit on Centre Court at Wimbledon is different.

The crowd will be on Arthur's side. I just can't wait. This will give him a huge platform of confidence going forward.

Naomi Broady
Former British player on BBC Two

It's a really special feeling.

I was lucky enough to play a match on there in my career. I played the defending champion Garbine Muguruza (in 2018) and I was asked on the Monday if I wanted to follow Roger Federer, who was the defending men's champion that year, out onto the court just to have a practice of the walkout.

They don't just offer it to British players, they offer it to anyone who is going out onto Centre for the first time, so I'm sure they messaged Arthur yesterday to see if he wanted to do it.

It is such a momentous, nerve-wracking moment. You start outside the locker rooms, you walk all the way around through the clubhouse, through the members' area, through the restaurant and they hold you behind the doors and almost count you down from 10 before they open them and send you out.

That's almost more nerve-wracking than the actual match! I remember in the warm-up thinking: "Don't miss, please don't hit the ball in the net during the warm-up."

Not everyone that plays at Wimbledon gets the chance to play on Centre, so for Arthur, what a special moment.

Jamie Murray looks at the stats behind Arthur Fery's brilliant run to the fourth round and the attributes that have led the Briton to Centre Court...

Since the Open era began at the end of the 1960s, only five British players have reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles at Wimbledon.

Two-time champion Andy Murray got into the last eight on 10 occasions, with Tim Henman doing it eight times, losing in the semi-finals four times and the quarter-finals a further four.

Cameron Norrie, a semi-finalist in 2022, was the last British man into the quarter-finals, losing to Carlos Alcaraz last year.

After being handed a wildcard that meant he did not have to go through qualifying, Arthur Fery has seen off Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Otto Virtanen of Finland and Zizou Bergs of Belgium to be the last Briton left in the singles' events.

Next up on Centre Court is Arthur Fery, the last British player remaining in singles action, and he plays the most important match of his career - a potentially life-changing day against former semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov.

Fery, 23, began the tournament outside the top 100 in the world and this will be his first time on Centre.

Can he make this a day to remember?

Jasmine Paolini can enjoy this win for the next few hours but, before long, thoughts will turn to that quarter-final.

Waiting for her there is 12th seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine, who beat American Ashlyn Krueger is straight sets a little earlier on.

Emily Salley
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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It wasn't pretty at times, but Jasmine Paolini grits her teeth and finds a way through. She shakes her fists at her team before meeting Alexandra Eala at the net to shake hands.

Eala's record-making run at SW19 comes to an end, but she holds her head up high and waves to the crowd, who send her off with a standing ovation.

Martina Navratilova
Nine-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC Two

We didn't have that much drama at the end but it was close, just a little bit better from Paolini.

She came up with the best tennis in that third set. Better forehand, better serves. The more adventurous player won the match, well done Jasmine.