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Eaton remains relaxed

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Chris Eaton may have been propelled into the intense glare of the media spotlight at Wimbledon but he is remaining relaxed.

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British qualifier ready to tackle 25th seed

Chris Eaton may have been propelled into the intense glare of the media spotlight at Wimbledon but the qualifier insists he remains relaxed. The 20-year-old Brit faces the biggest match of his career after being paired with 25th seed Dmitry Tursunov on Court One - with Eaton only ranked 661st in the world. But having beaten world No.114 Boris Pashanski in the first round - as well as three players ranked well above him in the qualifiers - the expectations for Eaton to do well have increased. However Eaton, who went to the same school as former British No.1 Tim Henman, is refusing to get carried away with the hype. "I am just still trying to keep it low key, and I don't really feel the pressure at the moment," said Eaton. "It is not like I am expected to win the next match, but I expect myself to put in another great performance. "I am quite a relaxed guy. I like to stay relaxed on the court and just let my personality and my tennis deal with everything else." Eaton believes that getting the Court One crowd on his side will help him. He said: "If they are enjoying themselves, I am going to enjoy myself, and if I am enjoying myself, I am going to play some good tennis."