Tennis-Eubanks soaks in 'whirlwind' run through Wimbledon


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 11 Jul 2023

Jul 10, 2023; London, United Kingdom; Christopher Eubanks (USA) returns a shot against Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) on day eight at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports

LONDON (Reuters) - Chris Eubanks earned raves as a television commentator but at Wimbledon has had to come to terms with being a source of media fascination himself, as he toppled Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round on Monday.

The American made it into the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his first Wimbledon main draw, along the way encountering surreal reminders of his skyrocketting success.

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