ATLANTA/STARNBERG, July 26, 2023
Atlanta native Christopher Eubanks, coming off a run to the quarterfinal at Wimbledon, needed one hour and seven minutes to get by Georgia Tech junior Andres Martin 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Atlanta Open. Eubanks dropped just six points on his serve for the match.
Starting out with a 💥@chris_eubanks96 knocks out Georgia Tech’s Andres Martin in straight sets!
— Atlanta Open 🎾 (@ATLOpenTennis) July 26, 2023
“I knew it was going to be a fun atmosphere,” Eubanks said in his on-court interview. “I knew college night, even the years that I played it and last year Andres had the privilege of playing on college night, Georgia Tech fans really come out and they show a lot of support.
“Andres and I know each other really well. He’s the guy I practise with probably the most of anybody in Atlanta when I’m home. We’ve had some pretty good battles in practice, so I knew going out there that he’s going to know my game and I’m going to know his game.”
Up next for the No. 5 seed of the ATP 250 hard-court event will be fellow US-American Brandon Nakashima.
TUESDAY RESULTS
Singles – First Round
[PR] K. Nishikori (JPN) def. J. Thompson (AUS) 7-6(5), 7-6(5)
Y. Wu (CHN) def. C. Moutet (FRA) 6-3, 6-4
D. Koepfer (GER) def. [SE] J. Isner (USA) 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3)
B. Nakashima (USA) def. M. Purcell (AUS) 6-4, 7-6(5)
[7] U. Humbert (FRA) def. C. Lestienne (FRA) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
M. Cressy (USA) def. [SE] A. Michelsen (USA) 6-3, 6-3
[Q] J. Shang (CHN) def. [6] B. Shelton (USA) 6-4, 6-4
[5] C. Eubanks (USA) def. [WC] A. Martin (USA) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles – First Round
M. Purcell (AUS) / J. Thompson (AUS) def. [1] J. Murray (GBR) / M. Venus (NZL) 6-4, 6-2
[WC] T. Bryde (USA) / E. Quinn (USA) def. [PR] A. Harris (AUS) / A. Vukic (AUS) 6-4, 7-5
