MIAMI - Ash Barty pushed a forehand winner into the open court as her opponent, Bianca Andreescu, laid on her back in the far corner, injured yet again. 1 Ash Barty repeats as Miami Open tennis champion when injured Bianca Andreescu retires “This is so embarrassing! But no, it feels good.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser “Why am I crying?” Eubanks asked himself rhetorically. Sorry, it’s just wild.”Īs the 26-year-old continued providing the media insight into his accomplishment, Eubanks could not help but take a fun jab at himself. A match against unseeded Frenchman Adrian Mannarino separates him from a spot in the quarter-finals.įor now, Eubanks is understandably soaking it all in. It is such an emotional moment that it is easy to forget Eubanks is one of the final 16 players remaining in the year’s second Masters 1000 event. It’s been fun helping him and I’m happy with where we’re heading.” “People love seeing him play, he’s entertaining to the crowd and personally one on one he’s been great with me. He’s obviously got a lot of character,” Roelofse said. He’s an amazing person on and off the court. It is Eubanks’ special moment, but everyone is happily sharing in it. Actor Jamie Foxx even congratulated him on social media Others including Darren Cahill, Rennae Stubbs, Sebastian Korda and Brad Gilbert congratulated him on social media. After the victory, Eubanks FaceTimed with friend Coco Gauff. Eubanks has plenty of fans in the locker room and around the tennis world.ĭuring the rain delay, Eubanks spoke in the locker room to Frances Tiafoe, whose match had also been suspended. What was most telling was how happy people were for the American. So to help him get there means a lot to me, too.” “It’s special for me to help him because he’s been playing for a few years on Tour and everyone knows he has the capability of doing it. He thought it was, but I told him afterwards. You saw what it meant to him on the court,” Roelofse told. But his hard work has paid off and coach Ruan Roelofse was happy to confirm for his charge after Monday’s match that he had made his long-desired breakthrough. The home favourite qualified before ousting Denis Kudla, 17th seed Borna Coric and Barrere to earn his place in the Top 100 and the fourth round of an ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time.Įubanks admitted he was never the best player in his state, section or the country growing up. A three-set loss in Indian Wells qualifying to Maximilian Marterer gave him a bit more confidence that the Eubanks train was rolling in the right direction, and that has played out here in Miami. 102, but four consecutive losses proved a roadblock. In February, Eubanks ascended to a career-high World No. He broke into the Top 200 in April 2018, but the Top 100 proved elusive. The Atlanta native followed the college route, competing for Georgia Tech from 2015-17 and twice earning ACC Player of the Year (2016-17). “I’m just going to focus on playing every single match and I did that,” Eubanks said before choking up with emotion inside the bowels of Hard Rock Stadium. He had been disappointed with his recent play and set a goal for himself. “I had some losses that I shouldn’t have and I was really second-guessing a lot about my game and everything.”Ī post shared by Jamie Foxx this week decided to delete tennis apps off his phone to avoid looking at the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings. “The past few weeks have been really, really tough just because I’ve been kind of thinking about Top 100 and everything,” Eubanks said. 96 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, and he is projected to crack the world’s Top 100 for the first time next Monday. It signified a milestone that the 26-year-old had been working towards. Really good,” Eubanks repeated to the media in Miami.īut it was more than just a win. When they returned after one hour and 55 minutes, the Frenchman won the first point before Eubanks saved five set points en route to a 6-3, 7-6(7) victory for a place in the fourth round of the Miami Open presented by Itau. With the American railing ⅖ in the second-set tie-break of his match against Gregoire Barrere, rain forced the players off the court. If a picture is worth a thousand words the smile on Christopher Eubanks’ face Monday evening was worth a million.
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