Eubanks Serves Past Mannarino For First Career Title In Mallorca

The towering 27-year-old Chris Eubanks collected his very first career title Saturday in Mallorca overpowering fourth-seeded Adrian Mannarino 6-1, 6-4.

In his first career final, the 6-foot-7 Atlanta native broke early in both sets to pace the win, finished with 11 aces and he lost just four points on first serve never facing a break point.

“It means the world. It just means the world, man,” Eubanks said to the ATP. “It means a lot of the hard work I’ve been putting in, the ups and downs throughout my career, it all is coming together now at this point in my career. It’s just a testament to the hard work. Now I just want to keep working even harder to feel this feeling even more.”

Eubanks saved five match points in a thriller over Lloyd Harris in the semifinals yesterday. He had also upset his countryman Ben Shelton earlier in the week. He’ll now go into Wimbledon where he’ll be a strong favorite over Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro.

“To come into my first Wimbledon with my first ATP title is something that if you had told me when I showed up last Thursday that it would happen, I probably wouldn’t have believed you,” he added. “But here I am standing here today and I’m looking forward to getting out there on Tuesday.”

The 35-year-old Mannarino was seeking his 3rd career title, first since Winston-Salem last year.

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