De Jong never lost his service throughout the game and plays against Miomir Kecmanovic from Serbia in the second round.
De Jong pulled the first set 6-3 fairly sovereign to him, but had a hard time with the American in the future.
Eanks showed American fighting spirit and won both the second and the third set through a tiebreak won and turned the game upside down.
Suzan Lamens without much effort to second round on Wimbledon
De Jong did not let himself be taken up and picked up in the fourth set. With another 6-3 set position, he forced a decisive fifth set. Eanks again required the maximum from De Jong, but through a supertiebrak the Dutchman pulled the longest end.
Does Jesper de Jong play a good season?
De Jong is working on a fairly good season. He reached his highest ranking ever in May of this year with the 87th position. The last few weeks he dropped something back and started as number 106 on the third Grandslam tournament of the year.
De Jong reached the second round on Roland Garros. This year he is playing for the first time in the main tournament of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.