It’s Easy to Root for Christopher Eubanks

I’m marveling that the two breakout stars of Wimbledon 2023 have been a 27-year-old, 6'8" male from Atlanta who played at Georgia Tech; and a winsome 16-year-old Russian who plays with fury but might not be able to board at Six Flags. We speak, of course, of Chris Eubanks and Mirra Andreeva. Tennis has its issues but its diversity—biodiversity, ethnic diversity, path diversity—is really something to behold. Yay, tennis.

Let’s start the column with Eubanks, as we had a number of questions about him. Having started the year outside the top 100—known as much for his Tennis Channel commentary as his tennis—he is the tournament’s revelation. As I write this, he is in prepping for the quarterfinals, having knocked off four players including No. 12 Cam Norrie and No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas. He will finish this event deep inside the top 30, guaranteeing himself entry into every event and a seeding at the U.S. Open.

American Christopher Eubanks is having a surprising run at Wimbledon.

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