Christopher Eubanks has revealed that he was pressured to take a detour on his technique to the Basel Open after his connecting flight was cancelled as a consequence of a bomb risk. The 27-year-old, who reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals earlier this 12 months, is about to start his marketing campaign in opposition to Jan-Lennard Struff on Monday however endured the journey from hell on his technique to Switzerland.

Eubanks took to X, previously Twitter, to share the small print of his journey expertise which noticed him fly to Munich with the intention of boarding a connecting flight to Basel. However, he was knowledgeable by authorities upon his arrival that his connecting flight was cancelled as a consequence of a bomb risk on the airport.

"We travelled yesterday from Stockholm to Munich expecting to take a flight from Munich to Basel," he defined. "We land in Munich only to find out that our flight into Basel has been cancelled along with almost every other flight into Basel because of a bomb threat at the airport."

Eubanks was then requested if he wished to spend the evening in Munich or take another path to Basel, which included a prolonged practice journey. He selected the latter however was left to rue his choice after shedding a 'crucial' piece of baggage, which he believes was stolen at a earlier practice cease.

"The airline agent gave us two options, spend the night in Munich and fly to Basel in the morning or fly from Munich to Frankfurt then take a train to Basel last night," he continued. "I wanted to have an extra full day in Basel to prepare so I chose option two. That’s when things went bad.

"The flight to Frankfurt was simple however after we received to the practice station, we see that our practice has now been delayed… and delayed… and delayed. We finally board the practice and I put my luggage into the designated baggage space in our automotive. Two suitcases and one tennis bag.

"I go to my seat, get comfortable and prepare for this three-hour train ride (it’s about 11pm at this point and I’m absolutely exhausted). When it came time to get off at our stop, I noticed that one of my suitcases was missing. I'm confident it was stolen off the train at one of the previous stops.

"Now I'm and not using a VERY necessary piece of baggage for the subsequent two weeks in Europe and there’s not a lot I can do about it. Another instance of the not so glamorous facet of professional tennis."

It remains to be seen whether Eubank will be able to put the stress of the ordeal behind him when the Basel Open gets underway next week. He will be desperate to steer clear of a first-round exit at the hands of Struff on Monday in order to ensure that his exhausting journey to Switzerland was not a wasted one.

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