Wimbledon hero Chris Eubanks’ amusing reply after excellent win as he enters high 30

Wimbledon hero Chris Eubanks will break into the world’s high 30 subsequent week after reaching the quarter-finals of his hometown occasion. The 27-year-old got here from a set right down to beat fellow American Brandon Nakashima 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 on the Atlanta Open, maintaining his superb summer season of progress on observe.

Eubanks needed to dig deep to fend off the abilities of his 21-year-old opponent, however he was sometimes self-deprecating when explaining his victory within the instant aftermath.

When requested what changes he had made late within the match to safe victory, Eubanks mentioned: “I just closed my eyes & guessed.”

The present world No. 32 has seen his profile sky-rocket in America after reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in swashbuckling vogue. Having graduated from Georgia Tech, he acquired a hero’s welcome at his residence match and was grateful to followers for sticking round to look at his late-night Last 16 match on Wednesday night.

“Oh man, you guys have been unbelievable for the first few nights,” he said. “I’ve been coming to this tournament for almost 10 years. I know the second night match is usually a ghost town. You guys really stuck around. I really appreciate it.”

Eubanks will now face Aleksander Vukic within the quarter-finals on Friday. The Australian is ranked 82 on the earth and is similar age as his opponent.

It presents Eubanks with a real alternative to succeed in the semi-finals of the occasion and go one higher than he did at Wimbledon, the place he surprised the SW19 crowd by knocking out residence favorite Cam Norrie earlier than thrilling them with a five-set victory over fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Eubanks began the season outdoors the highest 100 however that’s all a distant reminiscence now. His progress led to him profitable his first ATP title in Mallorca the week previous to Wimbledon earlier than following up with one other grasscourt masterclass on the All England Club.

That run of performances has evidently continued into the Atlanta Open however it’s not simply his tennis capacity that has captured the creativeness. The 6ft 7″ star benefits from an organic on-court charisma that won the hearts of the galleries at Wimbledon and is now doing the same back home in America.

However, it is reaching the top level in tennis that is his priority and should he be able to sustain his current form, Eubanks will be on track to be seeded at the US Open when the fourth Grand Slam of the yr will get underway at Flushing Meadows on August, 28.