Christopher Eubanks Relishing Atlanta Return Following ‘Career Changing’ Wimbledon Run | ATP Tour | Tennis

A lot has modified for Christopher Eubanks since he performed his hometown occasion 12 months in the past.

This time final 12 months the previous Georgia Tech standout attracted little consideration as he raced from the Indianapolis Challenger to take his place within the qualifying draw, the place he misplaced within the first spherical to Briton Jack Draper in a decent three setter.

Quick ahead to 2023 and Eubanks returns to Atlantic Station because the headline act after his fairytale run to the Wimbledon quarter-finals that moved him greater than 100 locations increased to No. 32 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

“I keep in mind that match towards Jack as a result of I obtained within the actually, actually late from Indianapolis and the entire day was simply type of a blur,” Eubanks stated.

Removed from the anonymity of the qualifying rounds, Eubanks on Tuesday leads off a marquee evening session that additionally options countryman Ben Sheltonwho made his professional debut at Atlantic Station final 12 months. Eubanks will face 22-year-old American Andres Martin. (Apparently, the previous Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adopted via on an earlier plan to practise collectively on the weekend earlier than the draw was made.)

Eubanks stated that he was excited for the chance to play in entrance of dwelling followers together with his new-found profile.

“My total lifetime of tennis has type of been centered across the metropolis of Atlanta,” he stated. “From the very first time I picked up a ball to my first junior match to the very first match I performed in school. So there’s loads of loads of reminiscences there.

“It is all the time thrilling taking part in in Atlanta, as a result of I’ve all the time performed effectively. I’ve had a few of my finest moments right here as an expert and as a school participant, even in juniors. I feel the situations go well with my sport effectively, so I am simply excited to get on the market and play tomorrow.”

Eubanks returned to Atlanta instantly after his quarter-final loss to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon. He took 4 days off earlier than heading again to the health club. He resumed practising final Wednesday. One factor Eubanks feels has been misplaced within the Wimbledon hype was his first ATP Tour title in Mallorca within the week earlier than the foremost.

“After a couple of days of relaxation I used to be very keen to leap again into my routine and the entire issues that I felt like contributed to my success, like being within the health club, taking good care of the physique,” he stated. “So I simply type of tried my finest to only dive again into that and use that as my main focus and never a lot the opposite stuff.

“It’s laborious to say if the run has been life-changing, however I undoubtedly suppose it’s been career-changing. Wimbledon undoubtedly elevated me however Mallorca did an excellent job of doing that as effectively. So I feel it is a mixture of the 2. I feel Mallorca type of will get missed just a little bit, clearly, due to the glitz and glam of Wimbledon. However I feel Mallorca began me off on an excellent foot, and Wimbledon simply allowed me to only stick with it that momentum.”