Chris Eubanks.
Medvedev’s cheeriness was easily explained. He had just won his first Wimbledon quarter-final after seven years of trying. Last year he was banned from playing and his jolly demeanour was also part of a charm offensive he has been undertaking in SW19. “I’m feeling great right now,” he said after the match.
Medvedev dug his way out of a tough position against the American, rallying from two-sets-to-one down to advance. After Medvedev and Eubanks traded blows for five thrilling sets, which lasted nearly three hours, the 20-time tour-level titlist stood victorious on No. 1 Court.
Carlos Alcaraz and No. 3 Daniil Medvedev — the second- and third-betting favorites — advanced to a semifinal showdown in vastly different ways.
“There was a moment in the match I started just losing kind of everything, the focus, the momentum of the match, which can happen of course at this level,” Medvedev said in his post-match press conference. “At one moment, really close to [losing]. But happy that I managed to put myself back together.”
ATP Rankings. The Spaniard has since risen to No. 1 and lifted 11 tour-level titles. The 20-year-old, who is into his third major semi-final, is hoping to learn from their previous meeting.
Finally, to the Wimbledon crowd, with whom Eubanks has had an extended fling and who backed him vocally on No 1 Court – “show time baby!” – the American had this to say: “I’ve had some good atmospheres before. But to play on a court like that [and] for the crowd to get behind me was really, really cool and something a lot of tennis players may not get to experience.” Till next time, then.
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