Wimbledon hero Chris Eubanks ranks Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal

Wimbledon hero Chris Eubanks has missed Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by naming Novak Djokovic as the best tennis participant of all-time. Djokovic leads the all-time Grand Slam title standings after successful an unimaginable 23 Majors all through his illustrious profession.

American star Eubanks, who’s 27 years outdated, had by no means progressed past the primary spherical of a Grand Slam earlier than the beginning of this yr, regardless of the very fact he turned skilled in 2017. But the 6ft 7in large shocked his rivals on the court docket by reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon earlier this month after qualifying for the primary draw for the very first time.

After coming from a set all the way down to see off Thiago Monteiro within the first spherical, Eubanks triggered shockwaves on the All England Club by getting the higher of Briton Cam Norrie in spherical two. Eubanks then gained three straight tie-breaks to seal victory towards Christopher O’Connell earlier than overcoming Andy Murray’s conqueror Stefanos Tsitsipas within the fourth spherical following a five-set thriller. The ace was ultimately knocked out of the competitors by 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev following one other mouth-watering 5 set spectacle.

Eubanks actually gained his justifiable share of followers throughout his endeavours at Wimbledon. And he has now had his say on the talk over which tennis champion ought to be labelled the GOAT.

“You can make an argument that it’s Federer, because Federer changed the way that, you know, professional tennis players were viewed globally,” Eubanks advised Prime Video’s Sports Talk. “He was a global icon. But in terms of just being a tennis player and titles, records, weeks at No 1, prize, whatever – you name it. He has the numbers.

“So, it’s tough to really make an argument based on fact, but somebody can make the argument to say Federer meant more to the sport of tennis. I am not really going to argue with you on that if that’s what your GOAT means.

“Mine is just the best all-round tennis player. You can take a tennis player, drop them on any surface against any opponent on any day in any year, and you are probably going to be like, ‘Novak is probably going to be the best one out of everyone’ I would say personally.”

Eubanks rose to No 32 on this planet following his tremendous run at Wimbledon. And the star will now have his eyes firmly fastened on reaching the latter levels of one other Grand Slam later this summer time when the US Open will get underway in New York on the finish of August.