The 27-year-old Atlanta-born American professional tennis player, Christopher Eubanks almost decided to retire after the pandemic. He even became an analyst and started doing commentary on the Tennis Channel. As we know, good things come to those who wait. However, Eubanks didn’t have to wait for too long to make Atlantans proud. How?

Christopher Eubanks recently featured at the Paris Masters on 30 October. Tallon Griekspoor had defeated the American by a margin of 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4 to move to the second round. The two-time ACC Player of the Year has been on a rollercoaster ride throughout his career. But his popularity among his friends and fans has always been the same. The smiling superstar of Atlanta has now become an icon of America.

The Pride of Atlantans- Christopher Eubanks

The 6ft 7 inches, has always been recognized for his fiery serves and amazing net skills. But the lack of consistency has always denied Christopher Eubanks of success at bigger stages. His friends Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff had always supported him through thicks and thins. They kept him believing that he belonged to the top level of the sport despite mingling around lower-tier circuit tournaments for quite some time. This belief finally gave him the biggest breakthrough of his career in 2023.

His extraordinary performance at the Wimbledon caught the eyes of many. Now you’ll find chants of the name of the Eubanks in the streets of Georgia. The 34th ranked in ATP singles was found in a similar engagement with fans recently at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday night. The hometown hero was seen hitting the Golden Spike in front of ‘The Five Stripes‘ fans ahead of their kickoff for the playoffs.

Image Credits: ImagoAtlanta United defeated Columbus Crew by a 4-2 margin to secure a spot in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Perhaps it was because of the Golden Touch to the Golden Spike? Atlantans have the best answer to this.

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The heroics of Christopher Eubanks at Wimbledon earlier this year

Christopher Eubanks had won only two Grand Slam matches before Wimbledon, in 2023. But this time, he was completely a different player. Eubanks took down the current number 6, Stefanos Tsitsipas in the round of 16 of the grass-court tournament to move to the QFs. In QFs he gave a tough fight against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev before eventually losing out to the former number 1 in 5 sets.

Though he lost the match, everyone in the tennis world praised his performance at Wimbledon. This tournament marked his first victory over a top-10-ranked player. The Atlanta-born now looks forward to carrying the momentum he got from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. With this season almost coming to an end the question of the hour is – Can he resurrect his ‘on the court‘ career in the near future?

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