But where will it stop? American Chris Eubanks, who had never made it past a Grand Slam second round, qualified for the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday night by beating world number 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas after a fierce battle and magnificent (3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4). A new feat for the one who, at 27, is in the process of experiencing a rise as dazzling as it is unexpected.
“I feel like I’m living a dream, it’s crazy (…) It’s surreal, I can’t believe it,” reacted the American after the greatest victory of his career. Having never beaten a top 10 player and only breaking into the top 100 in April, he is definitely the sensation of the tournament, after his already spectacular five-set wins over Dominik Thiem in the first round and Andy Murray at second.
“The weird thing about tennis is that you never play your best tennis the whole game, but you play as best you can as much as possible and in the important moments I played well. I had ups and downs, but you pushed me so much to achieve incredible things, ”he added, addressing the conquered audience.
Medvedev better watch out
Recent winner on grass in Mallorca, his first title and his sesame to enter the world top 50 (currently 43rd), the American giant (2.01m) was able to bide his time against Tsitsipas, long unplayable on his bet but who is is punished from the first small drop in speed.
Eubanks broke at 4-4 in the fourth set on a double fault from Tsitsipas to win 6-4 and in the fifth he still raced ahead to finish with a cannon cross forehand that left Tsitsipas on the spot. In the next round awaits an even greater challenge in the person of the world number 3, the Russian Daniil Medvedev.