Fery edges Duckworth 6-4 to advance at Winston-Salem

Arthur Fery came through the Winston-Salem semifinals against James Duckworth with a 6-4 scoreline, the Briton controlling proceedings from the baseline behind a clean, reliable delivery. The serve statistics told the story: Fery landed 66.7 percent of first serves and won 90.9 percent of those points, struck four aces and never handed over a free point with a double fault. Duckworth, by contrast, managed no aces, coughed up four double faults and won just 38.9 percent behind his second serve, a vulnerability Fery repeatedly attacked. It was a composed, low-error performance that carried the Briton into the final.