Big Banks Breakthrough as Christopher Eubanks continues astonishing run to reach Quarter-Finals on Wimbledon debut

After winning the Mallorca Championships and having his run in Miami earlier this season, it is breakthrough after breakthrough for Christopher Eubanks as the American is through to the Quarter-Finals of Wimbledon on his main draw debut.

A five-set thriller saw Eubanks prevail over Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and seal a maiden Grand Slam Quarter-Final. A match dominated by the serve, it was short, sharp rallies that defined it and Eubanks being clinical on return.

He did not have a single break point chance in the first three sets but a turning point saw Tsitsipas hand him the decisive break in the fourth set as the Greek double faulted and he hit two superb clean backhand winners down the line to wrap up a three hour, four minute win.

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With Roman Safiullin also reaching the Last Eight, it is the first time in the Open Era that multiple debutants have reached the Men's Singles Quarter-Finals. Next will be Daniil Medvedev who took down Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-2 with the Czech ace retiring through injury.

But Eubanks will now get a bigger court and more acclaim. After deciding to go down the commentary route due to tennis not working out, he has his reward on the main tour finally.

“I feel like I'm living a dream right now. This is absolutely insane,” said an elated Eubanks in his on-court interview. “When you paint all of the context… I’ve tried so much to just block everything out and focus on the next match, as cliché as it sounds, but [reaching my first major quarter-final] is surreal. I can’t believe it.”

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