Breakout American tennis star Christopher Eubanks recently took on the role of tour guide ahead of the US Open, as he gave WTA colleagues Beatriz Haddad Maia and Alycia Parks an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the renowned Hamilton Musical in New York.
The American has been having a career year, reaching his first-ever Masters 1000 quarterfinals in Miami before winning his first ATP title at the Mallorca Open and reaching his first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Eubanks takes Haddad Maia and Parks to his favorite play, meets Lin-Manuel Miranda
The World No.30 went to the Richard Rogers Theater in Times Square, along with Haddad Maia and Parks, to get an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of one of his personal favorite plays, the renowned Hamilton Musical. Furthermore, the group also had the privilege of meeting the American songwriter, actor, filmmaker, and playwright, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
"It's just kind of in my family. Like I’ve always been around music. From a music standpoint, I’m just like, man, this thing is like this is this is crazy," Eubanks said in a clip posted to social media.
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