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Christopher Eubanks‘run in Wimbledon ended, with the 27-year-old American dropping to Russian world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev within the quarterfinals.
Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion and two-time Australian Open finalist, superior to his first Wimbledon semi-final, successful 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6 -1. He faces Spain’s world no 1 Carlos Alcaraz or Denmark’s quantity 6 Holger Rune within the semi-finals.
How unbelievable was this streak that Eubanks was on? Not solely was this Eubanks’ first main quarterfinal look, however this was his first look in the primary draw at Wimbledon, interval.
Earlier than Wimbledon, Eubanks was 2-8 in Grand Slam essential draw appearances. He had entered Wednesday on a nine-game successful streak.
Not way back, Eubanks had doubts about his skilled tennis profession, taking a job as a commentator for the Tennis Channel in the course of the 2022 clay courtroom season whereas persevering with to play. In April he entered the highest 100 of the world rating of singles.
Simply earlier than Wimbledon started, Eubanks received his first ATP Tour title, successful the grass-court occasion in Mallorca, leaping from world No. 77 to a career-high No. 43.
His breakthrough into the highest 100 got here together with his efficiency on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Miami, advancing to the quarterfinals and dropping to Medvedev in his solely head-to-head look.
Defending Wimbledon ladies’s singles champion is out as world No. 3 Elena Rybakina, representing Kazakhstan, misplaced to Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur.
Jabeur, at the moment ranked No. 6 on the planet, superior to the semifinals with a 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1 victory.
The conflict was a rematch of final yr’s Wimbledon ladies’s singles last, by which Rybakina got here again from a set down in opposition to Jabeur to win her first main title.
Jabeur will face world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka within the semifinals. Sabalenka, who’s from Belarus, was pressured to overlook Wimbledon final yr when Russians and Belarusians had been banned from competing within the match.
Sabalenka may rise to world No. 1 for the primary time if she makes the ultimate. He received his first main title earlier this yr on the Australian Open.