Qualifier Christopher Eubanks was barely able to process what he had just accomplished minutes after a thrilling victory at the Miami Open. The American, ranked No. 119, fought past Grégoire Barrère 6-3, 7-6 (7) and overcame a lengthy rain delay on Monday evening to reach the fourth round of an ATP Masters 1000 for the first time.
The 26-year-old peaking at No. 102 in February came agonizingly close to making his long-awaited Top 100 debut, but he was unable to cross the finish line after laboring at ATP Challenger events and qualifying rounds. Eubanks put his head down and got back to work after finally deleting the ATP rankings app from his phone. The American became more dedicated to his routines, and gradually his tennis performance began to reflect those changes. Longer practices, more reps, and extra recovery were just a few examples of how he did this.
He qualified in Miami to return to the main draw for the first time in three years, and he made another enormous breakthrough by defeating Borna Coric 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to earn his first Top 20 victory.
Live rankings
Christopher is no.96 in the live rankings and it is practically sure that he will be a top player from next Monday.
Chris Eubanks is now into the top 100 in the @PepperstoneFX #ATPLiveRankings for the first time in his career đź‘Ź#partner pic.twitter.com/oxeQ7hl7eQ
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 28, 2023
Eubanks in Miami, ranking, and results in 2023
LLWLLLLWWL Ranked no.119, the American owns a composed 11-7 record in 2023. Eubanks is participating in Miami where he managed to beat the world no.281 Abedallah Shelbayh 6-3 6-3, the world no.141 Lukas Klein 6-72 6-3 7-64, the world no.122 Denis Kudla 7-62 6-2, the world no.20 Borna Coric 3-6 6-4 6-2 and the world no.65 Gregoire Barrere 6-3 7-67.
Christopher Eubanks will come up against the world no.62 Adrian Mannarino in the 4th round on Tuesday at 5:00 pm on GRANDSTAND. They have never competed against each other so far in top tournaments.
