I Beat ATP PRO #30 CHRIS EUBANKS! But I Never Made It.

[@derf199]

When I was 11 yrs old I lied about my age to enter a 6 and under tennis tourney. I’m not proud of lying but I’m very proud of beating 6 yr old Carlos Alcaraz and winning the tourney. It was the greatest day of my life. I’ll never forget the moment I held that trophy and looked down at the little midget who would one day win Wimbledon.

[@lawrencechang3783]

Gotta do what you gotta do to win!

[@jibrandoesthings]

"looked down at the little midget" 😂😂😂

[@morweaglop946]

cap

[@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten]

You must have been quite small yourself if they believed that you were actually six years old😂

[@sevaraalimova4706]

@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten😂

[@georgesalmeron5055]

Thanks so much for your honesty. An unheard of trait in tennis players. We all keep dreaming the dream until we can't dream anymore.

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thanks for your comment!

[@jaekn]

How is that an "unheard of trait"? Do you have any evidence for that spurious statement or do you just come up with this stuff?

[@2MinuteTennis]

Really great video. Well done.

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thank you very much!

[@otherryan]

Great storytelling and analysis -- this video was really informative with a nice touch of inspiration at the end! Would love to see more player breakdowns and tournament coverage in the future 🔥

[@ChangBangTennis]

Hey thanks, I appreciate it! Will try to do more in the future!

[@bojack3827]

Agree. He's some good research for this video

[@ad-rock603]

A win over Koepfer, too before his big rise! What a tournament!

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thanks! He kept improving so good for him!

[@waynetie7162]

First of all, super good video editing. Second, love seeing this type of analysis on your channel and hearing your personal experience at the pro level

[@ChangBangTennis]

First of all, thank you for all of your comments! Second, I will try to make more of these videos! And Congrats!

[@Tlevy2]

Great work on this video! Don't be too hard on yourself, sometimes it is about opportunities as well. If you had a couple wildcards etc. you never know what could happen.

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thank you for watching! Thanks for the kind words! Appreciate all your comments

[@bf2206]

nice analysis - eubanks is articulate, very smart guy. wishing him the best of luck

[@Simon.Freund]

Great video and breakdown Jonathan!

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thank you! Love your videos too!

[@jamesa8165]

Hey! Great video! I hope you look back on your tennis career with pride. You are/were still an elite level athlete, truly the top .1%. In such a competitive sport, especially one like tennis where being "self-started" is so hard, you did what others could only dream of. Also, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on new UTR tournaments, and how they seem to be a bit more accessible to those wanting to climb the ranks without losing so much money on ITF/Challenger circuits where you lose 1 match and you gotta go home.

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thanks so much for the encouraging words! I am pretty happy with the level of tennis I got to. Of course I wish I had been better, but it’s all good haha. For the UTR, I think it’s great to have access so these local tournaments. You get a ton of practice that you don’t have to travel a lot for. Growing up, we used to have to drive/fly to different cities to play tournaments which was really time consuming. I played so many UTRs when I was playing pro, but I used the UTRs for practice. You can’t get professional ranking points from them. The downsides for UTR is: 1. The level of play depends on who signs up. 2. Sooo many juniors will withdraw from the tournament if they lose in main draw. So you could sign up for the tournament and only play 1 match…

[@penguinontopfr]

I watched Chris at the Knoxville Challenger a few years ago it was amazing watching him

[@jeffreydas3981]

I beat Sam querrey, lost in 3 to radu albot and beat multiple guys in the top 150 but never made it. Tennis is a different game now

[@lawrencechang3783]

That's some smooth editing!

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thanks! I'm trying!

[@ELjarib1998]

Thank you !!!! nice message.

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thanks for watching!

[@ebadd3468]

I watched Chris play a challanger tournment back in 2019. He was raw back then, 2023 much more polished and confident in his playing. Good luck

[@penguinontopfr]

Was it the Knoxville Challenger?

[@ebadd3468]

@@penguinontopfr It may have been? Is it an indoor tournment? Sorry I watched maybe half dozen tennis tournments from Tennessee to Florida, memory isn't what it once was.

[@penguinontopfr]

@@ebadd3468 Yes it was an indoor tournament played at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

[@originalbowwow]

Shout out from GA and boys from GA Tech on upcoming ATL Open.

[@ChangBangTennis]

LETS GOOO! I had a couple friends at GA Tech!

[@chesssports7595]

My coach John Mclean who is about ten years older than eubanks played with him when eubanks was young

[@bojack3827]

Good explanations! I like eubanks comes across well in person and plays an exciting game.

[@ChangBangTennis]

I agree, thanks!

[@TimelyAdventure]

Fascinating, thanks for sharing!

[@ChangBangTennis]

Appreciate it, thank you!

[@MegaLastiko]

Great vid! Thanks for sharing!

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thank you!

[@tylerli6610]

That loss was a canon event

[@renetopeka9908]

breakthrough to pro tennis is one thing but to consistent stay in top 50 or 100 to make a good living solely from tennis competition is more harder

[@applesforakbar]

Well said, great storytelling!

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thank you!

[@jonathanchen1026]

I also need to lose to you to have my breakthrough!

[@ChangBangTennis]

LOL I enjoyed this comment! I'll be the stepping stone to your breakthrough!

[@norebab3818]

Your the man bro! Really enjoyed the video. Would watch you play if I could.

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thank you for watching! I'll have some more of my matches posted in the future!

[@reddagger1022]

great analysis. would be interesting to see you make a prediction video. like when the draw of a tournament comes out, you make your prediction on who would win and some dark horses you see making it far.

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thanks! Maybe for the US open haha

[@MrJohnnyblazed]

You also be Dominic who is current 87 ATP and was top 50 ATP... But both of them really were kids trying to find their game... Also if you look hes had a lot of success on grass where being 6'7" and Hitting a huge shot is not going to come back... you need a weapon to get to the "big time!"

[@ChangBangTennis]

True. Thanks for the comment! Yeah I was "tiny time" lol.

[@ilips6588]

I see no mention of his racket change to the powerful tf iso which seems to suit his game to perfection, especially on grass courts!

[@ChangBangTennis]

I like to think that your equipment doesn’t matter as much as the amount of work you put in. But I do agree that the racket/strings can make a difference

[@adamgray6025]

At this level it really doesn’t work like that. You don’t even know if he’s playing with an ISO, the frames are all painted.

[@ilips6588]

It's possibly another frame (his original dynacore), but it seems more whippy when I see him play.. Bublik is having success with it too on grass. Could be wrong :) Equipment can make a little difference for some people, none for others, there's no rule..but a little difference is still a lot at pro level!

[@jleeterp]

Good video!

[@ChangBangTennis]

Thanks!

[@gomezaddams4347]

Chris’s story, and yours as well, is a powerful reminder of just how awesomely good any pro player in the top 400 is. I’ve watched guys ranked in the 250-300 range and they are beasts, yet they’re stuck playing Challenger events, making almost no money. I remember way back in 1987, I think it was, watching a small tune-up tournament for the US Open, in upstate NY. Agassi was the new golden boy. He was about 17 and everyone was fawning over him. One day I was watching the practice courts and saw a skinny kid playing. After about ten minutes I turned to my regular tennis partner and said, “that kid is amazing, he’s going to be something”. That kid was Sampras, whom I’d never heard of. If only I’d ever had a fraction of that level of talent.

[@ChangBangTennis]

Agreed, well said! Wow thanks for sharing!

[@tennisis_life1469]

you beat koepfer also in this tournaent lol hes 86 in the world now lol

[@ChangBangTennis]

lol thanks for watching

[@pavementpounder7502]

I'm sure there are tons who beat Fed, Nadal, Nole etc as juniors lol. But good effort, and good for Chris.

[@l.rongardner2150]

I can hardly wait a few more years to see Donald "Not-So" Young on the senior tennis circuit.

[@georgeaxle007]

So hard to make it in pro tennis. So many of these tennis parents are delusional.

[@ChangBangTennis]

A lot of hard work!

[@Jeremy-zs3nn]

So Eubanks basically hit more winners and improved his recovery

[@Iphone-69]

Basically don’t push?

[@ChangBangTennis]

Well, I would say you have to find your own game. But you obviously need some kind of weapon at that level.

[@Iphone-69]

@@ChangBangTennis ok

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Great player 🎾😥

[@WayneLynch69]

Excellent. I'm guessing, but I'm willing to put $100. on "his secrets" being the fact that he's now 6'7". Unfortunate that tennis has fallen into the big-person sport that has always been true of the big three in the U.S.

[@Tennis214]

Ideal height still seems to be just above 6 feet tall The big 4 Carlos Alcaraz Ruud Rune Sinner Rublev Tommy Paul Tiafoe Norrie Musetti All of them top 20 now or in recent years and not near 6’7” But generally yes, being taller than average is better in sports or life in general

[@info781]

USA is so hard court centric it favors players with big serve/forehand. Growing up on clay forces players to develop other strengths.

[@ChangBangTennis]

I wish I was taller :) haha

[@andrewsmith3613]

@@Tennis214 A huge serve can get you in to the top 100 or top 50 though. Say you are working with an 80% win probability on your serving points and a 20% win probability on your return points. Now at this point I was going to work out all the combinatorial probabilities associated with winning a set, but basically my point is that you can win matches that way, because you just need to get lucky on a few return points in the tiebreak.

[@pavementpounder7502]

Being too tall has its drawbacks, too. Low shots, skidding slices, drop shops, less agility in general. 6 to 6'3" is the sweet spot for modern tennis.

[@chanelisthatyou]

🔥🔥👍🏼🫡🫡

[@ChangBangTennis]

🙏

[@nickmccollin4093]

I beat J Chang but I never made it 😢😢😂😂 Side note your editing is getting 🔥

[@lawrencechang3783]

Haha, gotta lose to make it!

[@ChangBangTennis]

😂 Thanks!

[@stevenjm12]

Im so glad he beat Sissypass

[@ChangBangTennis]

lolll

[@TrumpforPresident24]

Yeah beating him 2/3 set does not mean much. Playing at least 10 set to figure who have better techniques and skills in a span of 1 month is better to see who is better. There are people who have the best techniques and skills but aren't comfortable to play and show their talent at the moment. 2/3 set is just too short.

[@nicogoebel4071]

Imo you beat a better player in koepfer in the same tournament 😂

[@ChangBangTennis]

Both are good!

[@Rorshacked]

You beat Eubanks, Karue Sell beat Eubanks...looks like you and he need to face off (if you haven't already)!

[@ChangBangTennis]

I asked him when I saw him in Houston this year... hehe...

[@TheRafaelBond]

beat Eubanks and Köpfer and got destroyed by Rhyne Williams.. interesting

[@pencilcheck]

believe in yourself, try again??

[@ChangBangTennis]

Might be a little late haha. Thank you though!

[@savedbythegraceofGod21]

thats craaazyyy

[@ChangBangTennis]

Is it though? :) haha it is crazyyyy

[@amateurgardener9300]

Remember, you beat Eubanks when he was struggling to break through. He was not the same Eubanks as he is now. I saw him last year in Adam Diego 250 event, he was not that impressive to watch. He had a break-through tournament at Wimbledon this year. I hope he can keep it up.