Fery showed his serving prowess on centre court today against the Australian who currently ranks just two places higher than him.
The Brit convincingly held serve in what proved to be a tight opener, winning 81% of the points on his serve (21/26) and hitting 17 winners.
The 23-year-old kept his nerve at the big moments – picking up a crucial break on his third ask to go ahead 3-2. From there, he held onto the lead before serving out the opener on his third set point.
The second set continued in a tight fashion, with the Brit being forced to save four break point opportunities in the middle of the set before fending off two set points at 5-4.
Fery remained calm in the business end of the set, some big serves helping him quickly go up 4-0 in the tie-break. However, the Australian wasn’t done yet and won the next 5 points before a long ball from the Brit wrapped up the second set.
The British No.7, who reached the second round in his Wimbledon main draw debut last year, was hot on Bolt’s heels going into the third, creating pressure on his serve from the off.
He was rewarded with a decisive break at 3-2 before consolidating with a love hold to be within one game from the match.
Serving for the set, Fery didn’t show any nerves as he powered his fifteenth ace down the T to book his spot in the quarter-finals.