Christopher Eubanks shocked the tennis world on Monday, beating the No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a stunning upset at Wimbledon. Here are five facts you need to know about the United States’ newest tennis superstar:
Christopher Eubanks shocked the tennis world on Monday, beating the No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a stunning upset at Wimbledon. Making it this far was already a long shot for the 27-year-old Atlanta native. Prior to the tournament, the odds of Eubanks winning Wimbledon
. Now, he’ll make his first ever appearance in a major quarterfinal against world ranked No. 3 Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday, where he’ll look to keep his Cinderella run alive.Christopher’s dad, Chris Eubanks, is a Baptist minister back home in Georgia. He’s also a former college tennis player, who coached Christopher until he was 13 years old.
Eubanks was hitting his stride when the world was shut down by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ranked around 200 at the time, Eubanks said he had a serious talk with his agent about switching careers at one point. “I said, ‘Listen, if I’m still 200 by next year and injuries haven’t played a part, I can do something else with my time,’”Eubanks posted a video with the actor back in 2020, in which Foxx tried to return one of his serves.
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