Eubanks Wows at Wimbledon

July 11, 2023

By: Carlos Alvarez

American Christopher Eubanks Stuns #5 Stefanos Tsitsipas; #1 Alcaraz, #6 Rune Rally to Reach Quarterfinals

The Round of 16 is in the books at Wimbledon, and one giant underdog is still swinging into the men’s quarterfinals. American Christopher Eubanks is playing spoiler after taking down #5 Stefanos Tsitsipas. The 27-year-old from Georgia Tech also ousted #12 Cameron Norrie in the second round. His challenge grows in the quarterfinals with a showdown against #3 Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday, but Eubanks is making waves. Elsewhere, Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune overcame first-set drops to advance, and the top-4 women’s players are still going strong. The quarterfinals are up next.

Men’s Singles Highlights (Round of 16)

#1 C. Alcaraz def. M. Berrettini (3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3)

#3 D. Medvedev def. J. Lehecka (6-4, 6-2, W/O)

C. Eubanks def. #5 S. Tsitsipas (3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4)

#6 H. Rune def. #21 G. Dimitrov (3-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-3)

Women’s Singles Highlights (Round of 16)

#2 A. Sabalenka def. #21 E. Alexandrova (6-4, 6-0)

#3 E. Rybakina def. #13 B. Haddad Maia (4-1, W/O)

#6 O. Jabeur def. #9 P. Kvitova (6-0, 6-3)

#25 M. Keys def. M. Andreeva (3-6, 7-6, 6-2)

Today’s Schedule (Quarterfinals)

W: #4 J. Pegula vs. M. Vondrousova (8:00 am ET)

W: #1 I. Swiatek vs. E. Svitolina (8:30 am ET)

M: #8 J. Sinner vs. R. Safiullin (9:15 am ET)

M: #2 N. Djokovic vs. #7 A. Rublev (9:45 am ET)

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