Medvedev Triumphs Over Eubanks In Five Sets; To Go To The Wimbledon Semifinals
Daniil Medvedev overcame adversity on Wednesday to upset unseeded Christopher Eubanks in five sets and go to his first Wimbledon semifinal.
Daniil Medvedev overcame adversity on Wednesday to upset unseeded Christopher Eubanks in five sets and go to his first Wimbledon semifinal.
Medvedev overcame adversity on Wednesday to upset unseeded Christopher Eubanks in five sets and go to his first Wimbledon semifinal.
The third-ranked player in the world from Russia won 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), and 6-1.
He will play either the top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz or the sixth-seeded Holger Rune for a spot in the Sunday championship match.
In contrast to Eubanks, who had 74 wins, Medvedev, a former US Open champion, he had just 13 unforced errors, which was essential considering that his opponent had 55.
In the previous round, fifth-ranked Stefanos Tsistipas had been startled by Eubanks, who sought to become the third player to make it to the semifinals in his debut. But in the final set of a brutal, hard-hitting match, the 27-year-old’s challenge crumbled.
Medvedev, a 28-ace shooter, remarked,
“After the first set, I didn’t want to go five sets but when I lost the third, I was happy to go five.”
“There were moments in the match when I was losing the game so to say and he was playing well.”
“I started to sink and make mistakes but after the third set I started to build something. I had more opportunities in the fourth set and after the tiebreak I played amazing.”
With only one unforced error to Eubanks’ eleven, Medvedev had an easy time of it in the first set. He earned the lone break in the third game before taking the lead.
The American quickly recovered, though, as his one-handed backhand allowed him to grab a double break in the second set before tying the quarterfinal with his seventh ace.
The world number 43 was on his game, and a break in the first game of the third set provided the foundation for him to surge up two groups to one. In the eighth game, a disgruntled Medvedev lobbed a ball that struck a courtside camera operator, earning him a code penalty.
Eubanks won the set when a serve was not returned. The fourth set was dominated by serves, with Eubanks surpassing 100 aces for the match, but Medvedev won the tiebreaker after the American slammed a backhand volley into the net.
As Eubanks dropped to a crucial double break behind in the final, the spirit suddenly leaked out of his all-out aggressive style.
