Cobolli and Paolini keep bubbling into Wimbledon quarter-finals, Britain's Fery stays afloat

LONDON, July 6 : Effervescent Italians Flavio Cobolli and Jasmine Paolini lit up the lawns of Wimbledon and returned to the quarter-finals, while British fans uncorked the champagne after Arthur Fery outlasted fellow wildcard Grigor Dimitrov on Monday.

After losing the Roland Garros final to Alexander Zverev, Cobolli continued his fine Grand Slam form by beating Australian fifth seed Alex de Minaur 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3 on a blazing afternoon on Court One, where play was twice halted when fans fell ill.

The ninth seed kept his cool in tense moments and unleashed his big shot-making - impressing with a spinning forehand winner deep in the second set - to see off his determined opponent and then looked to beat the heat with some ice cream.

COBOLLI FINDS HIGH LEVEL

"I feel great. It was an incredible match for me. I think I played one of the best matches, especially on this surface that is always tough to play on," Cobolli told reporters.

"Today I found a way to have a high level for, I don't know how much I played, but for all the match ... I'm proud and happy to reach a second quarter-final in a row here at Wimbledon. That means a lot for me.

"I played for my first time here on Court One. The feeling on the court was incredible. I love to play there. The sound was amazing and amazing feeling with the ball."

DE MINAUR LEFT DISTRAUGHT

The end of De Minaur's bid to reach an eighth Grand Slam quarter-final, and hopes of finally crossing that hurdle, left the 27-year-old deeply disappointed.

"I think breaking it down into possibly simpler terms, I think one of us went out to win the match, and the other went out not to lose the match," De Minaur said.

"I think it's pretty self-explanatory who was who.

"It breaks me inside. That's the reality of