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Christopher EubanksRun on ‘ Wimbledon The 27-year-old American lost in the quarterfinals to Russian world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev.
Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion and two-time Australian Open finalist, won 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 to reach his first Wimbledon semifinal. . In the semifinals, he will face World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain or No. 6 Holger Rooney of Denmark.
How improbable was Eubanks’ streak? Not only was it Eubanks’ first major quarter-final appearance, but it was also her first appearance in the main draw at Wimbledon.
Prior to Wimbledon, Eubanks was 2-8 in Grand Slam main draws. They entered Wednesday on a nine-game winning streak.
Not long after, Eubanks had doubts about his professional tennis career, taking a job as a commentator for the Tennis Channel during the 2022 clay court season while continuing to play. She broke into the top 100 of the world singles rankings in April.
Just before Wimbledon began, Eubanks won his first ATP Tour title, winning the grass-court event in Mallorca, rising from world No. 77 to a career-high No. 43.
His breakthrough into the top 100 came with his performance at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami, advancing to the quarterfinals and losing to Medvedev in his second head-to-head match.
The defending Wimbledon women’s singles champion was eliminated, as Kazakhstan’s World No. 3 Elina Rybakina lost to Tunisia’s Ounes Jabeur.
Jabiwar, currently ranked world No. 6, advanced to the semifinals with a 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1 win.
The match-up was a rematch of last year’s Wimbledon women’s singles final, in which Rybakina came back from a sit down against Djibouti to win her first major title.
In the semi-finals, Jabir will face world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka, who hails from Belarus, missed out on Wimbledon last year when Russians and Belarusians were banned from the tournament.
Sabalenka could become world No. 1 for the first time if she reaches the final. He won his first major title at the Australian Open earlier this year.