The reward comes off the back of some encouraging results for both players. Fery fired up his 2026 season by qualifying for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time at the Australian Open, where he recorded an impressive win over seeded player and Roland Garros semi-finalist Flavio Cobolli.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old has continued to build momentum in recent months, reaching the semi-finals at the Lexus Birmingham Open<\/a> ahead of his arrival in West London.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI heard about it (the wild card) this morning,\u201d Fery added on receiving the wild card. \u201cIt\u2019s great news – I\u2019m really appreciative of the All England Club and the LTA for all the support. I\u2019m really looking forward to playing Wimbledon again in the next few weeks, it\u2019s going to be great.\u201d<\/p>\n For Samuel, it will mark his Wimbledon debut and second Grand Slam main draw appearance following a breakthrough year on the ATP Challenger Tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n The 23-year-old has claimed two Challenger titles in Hersonissos – adding to the two he picked up in the back end of last year – and more recently made headlines by coming through qualifying to reach the main draw at Roland Garros<\/a> for the first time. There, he set up a first round meeting against eighth seed Alex de Minaur, where he missed on clinching his first win at a major.<\/p>\n Despite his defeat to compatriot Fery at Queen\u2019s, Samuel will make his way to SW19 where he\u2019ll be looking to cherish every moment of the opportunity.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I mean, it’s super exciting,\u201d Samuel said, on receiving a Wimbledon main draw wild card. \u201cIt’s a lot of firsts for me this summer. I’m just going to try and compete as best I can for Wimbledon. And I’m super grateful for the opportunity and I’m going to try and give it my best shot.\u201d<\/p>\n For Fery, he\u2019ll go on to take on Adrian Mannarino in the second round of the HSBC Championships after the Frenchman upset third seed and Roland Garros semi-finalist Jakub Mensik<\/a> on day two at The Queen\u2019s Club.<\/p>\n