Arthur Fery heads toward his Wimbledon 2026 quarter-final spot against Grigor Dimitrov on Centre Court with a worrying health issue: nosebleeds that began at Queen’s last month and have continued during matches. Fery says he does not know the cause and plans t
Arthur Fery walked into the next round at Wimbledon with something he couldn’t fully explain—nosebleeds that started at Queen’s last month and kept showing up during matches.
On Monday, the stakes are simple and enormous: the British grass-court swing has brought him to Centre Court, where he will face Grigor Dimitrov for a quarter-final spot at Wimbledon 2026.
Fery says he has no idea what is behind the problem. The plan now is to “figure it out” after the tournament. In the meantime, he is trying to keep the issue contained long enough to reach the only place he wants it—on the scoreline, not in his nose.
Nosebleeds can come from several different causes, including increased blood pressure, irritation from allergies such as hayfever, or dehydration. One observation in Fery’s case has been that his experience may connect to the pressure—and heightened alertness—of a career-best run.
Ward suggested it might be down to the “heightened senses” Fery is feeling amid what has been the most successful run of his professional career.
A consultant ear, nose and throat specialist offered a broader medical lens. Jonathan Joseph, a rhinologist at University College London NHS Hospitals and The London Clinic, said stress can worsen nosebleeds.
“In all sorts of different areas of medicine, stress makes a problem worse than it would have been – including nose bleeds,” Joseph 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.”
The facts sit together awkwardly for Fery: nosebleeds that began at Queen’s. continued through matches at Wimbledon. and have no confirmed cause yet. If the triggers are medical—blood pressure, allergies, dehydration—then the solution may not be immediate. If stress is part of it, then the match itself becomes a test of control as much as skill.
For now, the tournament moves forward. Fery will be hoping that whatever is driving the bleeding, the only nosebleed territory he experiences on Monday is the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam.
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