{"id":298450,"date":"2023-11-06T17:54:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298450"},"modified":"2023-11-06T17:54:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:54:33","slug":"coco-gauff-sends-four-word-joke-to-chris-eubanks-as-us-ace-reflects-on-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/coco-gauff-sends-four-word-joke-to-chris-eubanks-as-us-ace-reflects-on-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff sends four-word joke to Chris Eubanks as US ace reflects on season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5052353.jpg?r=1699291314662\"><\/p>\n<p>Chris Eubanks has reflected on his breakthrough 2023 campaign on the ATP tour and concluded that it was a season &#8220;for the books&#8221;. And the Wimbledon quarterfinalists need look no further than US Open champion Coco Gauff for acknowledgement of his achievements.<\/p>\n<p>The 6ft 7&#8243; American started the year outside the top 100 but eventually worked his way into the top 50 after clinching his maiden title at the Mallorca Championships on clay with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over France&#8217;s Adrian Mannarino.<\/p>\n<p>Eubanks then headed straight to London for the Wimbledon Championships and defeated Great Britain&#8217;s Cameron Norrie and fifth seed Stefanos Tsitispas to reach the final eight, where he was eventually defeated by tournament runner-up Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old&#8217;s unexpected heorics moved him up to a career-best ranking of world No. 29 and have earned him around \u00a31.1 million in prize money across the year.<\/p>\n<p>Posting a photo of himself celebrating in the middle of the court at SW19, Eubanks wrote on Instagram: &#8220;2023 was certainly a season for the books.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Women&#8217;s world No. 3 Gauff replied: &#8220;Not bad. Not bad at all,&#8221; after declaring that she was a &#8220;Giraffe fan 4 life&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5052361.jpg?r=1699291314781\"><\/p>\n<p>The US Open champion was spotted watching her friend in the stands at Wimbledon and is known to support him on tour. Eubanks is known in tennis circles as the &#8216;Giraffe&#8217; due to his towering height.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst competing at the All England Club, Eubanks revealed how Gauff and Naomi Osaka had both helped to make him a better player.<\/p>\n<p>As per Tennis World, Eubanks said: &#8220;I think the biggest thing, it&#8217;s a common theme amongst both of them, they&#8217;ve been saying for a long time that they feel like I belong at this level. For a long time I questioned, again, whether or not I was consistent enough to play at this level really consistently.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Grigor Dimitrov shares emotional reason he cried after Novak Djokovic Paris loss[REACTION] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Novak Djokovic batters Grigor Dimitrov to win Paris Masters as Serb booed again[NOVAK WINS AGAIN] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Rafael Nadal has lifeline to extend tennis career as Uncle Toni suggests partner[LIFELINE] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &amp; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5052367.jpg?r=1699291314956\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew I could come out on any match and maybe light it up, could cause some guys some trouble. I don&#8217;t know if I really believed I could put it together match after match after match against quality opponents. That&#8217;s something Coco has been telling me for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Naomi even says the same thing. It does rub off on you. When they talk about their goals or what they feel when they go on court, I feel a little bit like the odd man out because I&#8217;m like, You guys are mentally different than I am. You guys are so much more, like, locked in and confident when you step on the court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s slowly starting to rub off on me where when I step foot on the court, Hey, I can play at this level, I belong at this level. I just have to go out there and actually believe it. Be okay with giving it everything I have. 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