Former Sutton Tennis Academy graduate Chris Eaton may have just secured the biggest pay day of his career at Wimbledon, but will still be stringing his own racquets.

The 20-year-old breezed past Serbian Boris Pashanski in straight sets 6-3 7-6 6-4 on Court Three last night - smashing 26 aces on the way to pulling off the upset of the round.

The result sees the youngster land at least a £17,000 pay day in this year's singles having beaten a man 547 places above him in the world rankings.

The former Reeds School student, who faces 25th seed Dmitry Tursnunov in the second on Thursday, strings the racquets that see him power first serves down at more than 120mph - doing one on the morning of his big match.

And Eaton, who reached the first round after winning through the qualifying tournament at Roehampton, has revealed his system won't change for the time being.

"I always string my racquets at the National Tennis Centre. I know exactly how they are going to come out," he said.

"I always do them myself unless I'm abroad. I'll probably restring another before the next round."

Surrey-based Eaton, ranked 661 in the world, will also pocket at least £5,250 in the men's doubles, helping provide some light relief on the notoriously tough Futures Tour - the lowest level of professional tennis.

And he admits the big match atmosphere at the All England Club has given him the thirst for more as he bids to break in to the top tier of the men's game.

"This is a dream come true. To actually win my match is phenomenal," he added.

"The money will be great. It is gonna help me travel around, play the tournaments I want to play and fund my life.

"Playing the futures circuit is very hard. There is no glamour. You just have to fight for every single point, fight for every single match and hopefully you get here.

"Wimbledon is the biggest tournament. It is the one I like the most. There is no problem getting yourself up to play here."

Eaton spent six years at the Sutton Tennis Academy alongside Wimbledon's Ross Hutchins and was cheered on by former coach at Rosehill Park Justin Sherring.

And when Pashanski hit his last shot of the match beyond the baseline to gift Eaton the win, Sherring - now director of tennis at the Weybridge Tennis Academy - couldn't contain his pleasure.

"I'm ecstatic for him. That is what it is all about," he added.