"It's not that glamorous." Chris Eubanks talked about how the grind of the challenger tour drove him to doing commentary during his 2R press conference. 🎥: #Wimbledon YT
Breakout star of Wimbledon Eubanks on why he turned to commentary initially :"It's not that glamorous being ranked around 200"
ATPSunday, 09 July 2023 at 01:00
Christopher Eubanks reflected on being outside the top 100 after reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon.
One of the surprises of the 2023 Wimbledon so far has been American player Christopher Eubanks, who reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
Against all odds, he faced the higher-ranked British player Cameron Norrie in the second round and surprised everyone with a four-set victory. The 27-year-old American has spent most of his career away from the big tournaments and only broke into the top 100 in early April this year when he reached the fourth round of the Miami Open, coming through the qualifying rounds, before falling to the eventual champion Daniil Medvedev.
In the week leading up to Wimbledon, he won the Mallorca Open by defeating the 4th seed Adrian Mannarino in the final with a score of 6-1, 6-4. Eubanks has carried his good form into Wimbledon, winning eight consecutive matches on grass. Eubanks revealed in a press conference that his lack of success had made him consider leaving tennis:
"I had a real sit down with my agent in 2021. And I said, listen if I'm still ranked 200 by next year and injuries haven’t played a part, I can do something else with my time," he said.
"It's not that glamorous throughout the 200 rankings. Luckily, I've been pretty fortunate because I've been able to qualify for a few Grand Slams and receive wild cards," Eubanks added.
"I've gotten extremely frustrated. It's kind of getting a little taste of it and then going back to the challengers and not being able to consistently produce. That was one of the driving forces behind me starting to commentate because I said, man, this isn't fun. If I have to keep doing this, I could try to find something else to do with my time."
Eubanks defeated Thiago Monteiro in the first round, followed by the victory against Norrie, and in the third round, he defeated Australian player Christopher O'Connell to reach the fourth round. In the next round, he faces a bigger challenge as he will play against the 5th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who defeated Dominic Thiem, Andy Murray, and Laslo Djere.
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