Christopher Eubanks Makes Regret Evident after Legendary Pete Sampras Comparison Goes Viral

Tennis’s rising star, Christopher Eubanks is disheartened after fans drew a similarity between him and America’s tennis legend, Pete Sampras. Fans started noticing Eubanks after he became a quarter-finalist at the 2023 Wimbledon. Pete Sampras is known to be the last American to snatch his Wimbledon victory in 2000 for America. Now after Christopher Eubanks’s Wimbledon performance this year, Americans hope that he will soon return the lost glory in men’s singles to America.

Being compared to Pete Sampras is not a matter of joke for a young tennis star. Subsequently, the twenty-seven-year-old Eubanks is not happy with the comparison. While he thinks it is a great compliment, Eubanks thinks that he is far away from matching up with Pete Sampras’s legacy in tennis.

Christopher Eubanks thinks he still lacks the skills to become the next Pete Sampras

Recently, this American tennis star shared an interesting thing on his official Instagram story. He shared a photo where Wimbledon’s official Instagram page made a collage of his and Sampras’s moves in Wimbledon 2023 and 1995 respectively. Not to forget, this collage brings back the reference Americans are already making between Christopher Eubanks and Pete Sampras.

However, that is not the main thing about this story! Sharing the collage on his story, Christopher Eubanks left a surprising remark. He said- “I wish I could jump like Pete.”

After Eubank’s comment on the collage, fans realized well that this rising star is yet to digest this comparison. While it is a compliment, Eubanks thinks that he still needs to improvise more to achieve Sampras’s skills.

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Now Christopher Eubanks shouldn’t be blamed. A legend like Pete Sampras whose list of achievements boasts fourteen Grand Slams, is a tennis maestro. In Eubanks’s professional tennis journey, he still needs to play more tournaments before he feels like he can be the next Sampras.

What are Christopher Eubanks’s tennis achievements so far?

Christopher Eubanks started the year 2023 being outside the 120 in ATP rankings. This twenty-seven-year-old tennis star ended his Wimbledon 2023 as a quarterfinalist and received immense love from the tennis fraternity. Starting as a college tennis player for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Eubanks also became a quarterfinalist at the Miami Open 2023.

Eubanks was also the first runner-up in the French Open 2023. Not to mention, this season Eubanks really deserves the compliment fans are pouring by drawing his comparison with Pete Sampras.

Nevertheless, Christopher Eubanks has yet not digested the similarity. He still wishes to improve, which makes him a talented and skillful player. His humble nature will surely bring America some tennis glory soon. What do you think?

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