The story is beautiful, even very beautiful. Before this 2023 edition, the American Christopher Eubanks (27) had never stepped on the lawn of Wimbledon, or even beaten a member of the world’s top 10. This Monday, in the round of 16, the 42nd player in the world erased these two ” anomalies “, by offering himself the scalp of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, 5th player in the world and seeded n ° 5, in five sets (3-6, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4) and 3h07 of play.
The American was able to showcase his particularly offensive game, thanks to a more than solid serve. Opposite, Tsitsipas did not know how to respond present, during the most important moments of this meeting. On court No. 2 and under the eyes, in particular, of his compatriot Coco Gauff, the native of Atlanta obviously could not believe it, as he himself confided, in front of the public: “I have the feel like you’re living a dream, it’s crazy. You try to focus on the context and ignore the rest, to focus on the next game even if it’s cliché to say that. You do so much to get there there, and there it feels unreal, it’s unbelievable. I can’t believe it.”
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Eubanks was present during every complicated moment
Christopher Eubanks never gave up, despite some more complicated moments. Like in the second set, when Stefanos Tsitsipas got a ball to lead 5-3. Which would then have allowed him to serve to lead two sets to zero. Or during the fifth and final set, when the 42nd in the world had to save two break points, before concluding on his first match point.
“The funny thing about tennis is that you’re not always going to play your best, continued the American. You just have to play really well at times, and I feel like I did really well today (Monday) I feel like I’ve had my ups and downs, which makes sense when you’re playing the first round of a Grand Slam for the first time, but I’m got by when I needed it.”
This course was obviously totally unexpected for the main interested party, who indulged in a few confidences, from a logistical point of view, during the traditional post-match press conference: “We had to change the hotel check-out dates Usually when I book hotels, especially at Grand Slams (…) I usually say, let’s book until Friday just because cancellation policies can be difficult. ..) I moved it again to Monday. (…) Then, I believe, yesterday or two days ago, we said, ‘let’s move this to next Friday just to see’.”
The grass ? Right now I think he’s my best friend
However, a month ago, the American proclaimed his disgust for the grass. On Court 2, Christopher Eubanks even joked: “Those words will never come out of my mouth again for the rest of my career. The turf and I have had an intense relationship over the years. Right now, I think he’s my best friend.” Since then, a lot of things have actually happened for the one who will be 31st in the ATP rankings, if he does not reach the last four.
Winner of the ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca, to open his prize list, just before this third major tournament of the year, already on grass, Christopher Eubanks, who had never passed the second round in eight Grand Slam tournaments played, is now nine consecutive victories on the same surface. The Russian Daniil Medvedev, 3rd player in the world and seeded n°3, his next opponent, in the quarter-finals, will have to do everything not to fall, too, into the trap and break this famous series.
Wimbledon 2023, Christopher Eubanks
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