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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Christopher Eubanks\u2019s epic Wimbledon adventure was ended in the quarterfinals by Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday but the American debutant has left an indelible mark on the championships.<\/p>\n

With winners flying off his racket like fireworks the 27-year-old looked poised to emulate American great John McEnroe and reach the semifinal on his first appearance.<\/p>\n

In the end he ran out of ammunition and was beaten 6-4 1-6 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 by the third seed, receiving a standing ovation as he walked off Court One.<\/p>\n

But his free-flowing attacking tennis, full of vintage serve and volley, rasping returns and booming serves catapulted the former Georgia Tech player into the hearts of the Court One crowd \u2013 and also into the record books.<\/p>\n

Eubanks signed off his Wimbledon run with 321 winners, beating Andre Agassi\u2019s record set in 1992.<\/p>\n

Of the 1 244 points he contested during five matches at the All England Club, 26% of them ended in a Eubanks winners \u2013 a tournament leading figure.<\/p>\n

His ace total of 102, through the quarterfinals, was also tournament-topping while his regular ventures to the net earned him 168 points with a 68% success rate \u2013 figures that will hearten those yearning for a return of the volleyers.<\/p>\n

But statistics aside, Eubanks, who only broke into the top 100 last year and is a part-time tennis commentator, captivated the Wimbledon crowds with his free-flowing tennis, engaging personality and for the fact that he played with a smile.<\/p>\n

Eubanks, who won his first ATP title in Mallorca the week before Wimbledon, beat British No 1 Cameron Norrie and fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas en route to the quarters.<\/p>\n

His carefree approach appeared to have got the better of Medvedev until the Russian third seed dug his heels in and Eubanks said he had finally realised what he had achieved.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this morning it did kind of sit in a little bit after I woke up, just realising that, man, I\u2019m getting ready to play a Grand Slam quarterfinal today.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s really, really cool,\u201d Eubanks told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese two or three weeks have been filled with positives. I didn\u2019t win today. I\u2019m disappointed about it. It\u2019s unfortunate for me. But I think I showed a lot of positive signs that I can take moving forward, so I\u2019m okay with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eubanks smashed an astonishing 74 winners against Medvedev, but also racked up 55 unforced errors \u2013 a win or bust method that he said was the only way he knows.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a game style that I\u2019ve had since I really started playing tennis at a high level, starting as a teenager,\u201d he said. \u201cI kind of went for my shots. I\u2019m okay with living and dying by the mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eubanks will climb to a career-high 31 in the world rankings after his Wimbledon exploits and while his dream may be over, he will take home huge positives.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it tells me that when I\u2019m having fun and I\u2019m playing carefree, I\u2019m a pretty good tennis player,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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