Eubanks hungry for more success after dream Wimbledon: “I want to continue to feel this feeling”

A quarter-final defeat at the hands of world No 3 Daniil Medvedev has not dampened the spirits of Wimbledon sensation Chris Eubanks. On the contrary, the American told reporters on Wednesday that he will leave the All England club sky-high on belief, like never before.

“I would say I definitely believe a lot more in my ability to contend with some of the best players in the world,” he said. “It’s tough to really know until you’ve played some of the best players in the world.”

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Eubanks, who reached the quarter-finals on his debut at SW19, stretching his career-best winning streak to nine (he won the Mallorca title two days before Wimbledon’s main draw commenced) before finally bowing out on Wednesday, notched wins over No 12-seeded Cameron Norrie and No 5-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas on his journey.

“I’ve played some of the best players in the world. I’ve seen how my game stacks up against them, how I can disrupt them, how I can frustrate them,” he said. “I think it just gives me added confidence in my ability that I know I can compete with some of the best players in the world, whereas maybe I didn’t fully know or believe that before.”

Eubanks entered Wimbledon with a 2-8 main draw record at the majors. He had never defeated a player ranked inside the top 50 at a major, but it all came together for him at these Championships, his first-strike tennis crystallising effortlessly as he cracked a tournament record 321 winners.

Breaking records on #Wimbledon debut 👏@chris_eubanks96 | @IBM pic.twitter.com/6QyM2iw8Nw

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2023

Now that it’s over, the 27-year-old former Georgia Tech Yellowjacket can reflect on his sensational performance before he plots his next move.

Nothing but positives

“I think this week, these two or three weeks have been filled with positives,” he said. “I didn’t win today. I’m disappointed about it. It’s unfortunate for me. But I think I showed a lot of positive signs that I can take moving forward, so I’m okay with that.

“I think it’s going to encourage me to continue to enjoy the process that I’ve been doing, especially over the past year I would say. Just continue to train harder. It’s super cliché, but it’s like I want to continue to feel this feeling.”

What a ride 👏

Congratulations on a remarkable run at The Championships 2023, @chris_eubanks96 🙌#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/EnmlRtXIYK

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2023

Eubanks, slated to rise to a career-high No 31 in the ATP live rankings next week, can look forward to a new reality in the coming weeks and months. Normally scraping to get into qualifying for ATP draws, he’ll likely be seeded at this year’s US Open.

It’s up to him to follow through and make the most of the opportunities that are waiting. He’s already proven that he has the game, now he must demonstrate staying power.

“If I know the work that I’ve been doing over the past 12 months played a part, contributed to me having the success I had here, there’s no point in stopping it now,” he said. “If anything, I want to do a little bit more. I want to be a little bit more diligent about the treatment I’ve been getting, I want to be a little more diligent about my fitness, those types of things.

“I think it just serves as motivation to continue to do the things I’ve been doing.”