Chris Eubanks’ crazy adventure at Wimbledon is over. After another crazy match, the American ended up giving up his arms against Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday evening in the quarter-finals. He nevertheless glimpsed the last four when he led two sets to one and pushed the Russian to the tie-break in the 4th, but the latter then raised the cursor a notch to snatch a fifth round which he clearly dominated (6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1).
“It was awesome”
This defeat against the world number three in no way tarnishes the course of Eubanks, who will have offered a grandiose spectacle against Dominic Thiem, Andy Murray and Stefanos Tsitsipas, all three beaten in five rounds. The American assured that he “savored the journey” which led him in a few months from 200th to 43rd place in the world.
“It was great to take part in this game. I think the fans really got their money’s worth in terms of entertainment and quality of tennis, he commented at a press conference. The last two or three weeks are filled with positive things. I didn’t win today. It disappoints me. It’s unfortunate for me. But I think I gave a lot of positive signs that I can take with me to move forward, and that’s fine with me. »
Eubanks broke into the world top 100 just over three months ago, before winning his first pro title in Mallorca, already on grass, just before Wimbledon and breaking his first top 10 this week. The balance sheet cannot be negative. He does not intend to change his spectacular and hyper-offensive game which seduced the demanding London public, even if there is waste.
“I know what I’m doing well and what I’m not doing well. I know that a very aggressive game generally suits me. It suits me to live or die by my faults. There are days when I will make a lot of mistakes, it comes from my game, but I assume it, ”he said.