'He can go up, up and up' - Daniil Medvedev says Christopher Eubanks' Miami Open run shows depth of men's tennis

Christopher Eubanks can climb high in the ATP rankings if he finds consistency on the back of an outstanding Miami Open run, says Daniil Medvedev, while the Russian believes his last-eight opponent showed any player in the top 300 can go deep in a big tournament. Eubanks broke into the top 100 for the first time by coming through qualifying to reach a maiden ATP 1000 quarter-final on home soil, where he lost 6-3 7-5 to fourth seed Medvedev. Ad The 26-year-old earned main-draw wins over Denis Kudla, Borna Coric, Gregoire Barrere and Adrian Mannarino to rise 34 places in the rankings up to No.

85. ATP MiamiMedvedev takes down Miami Open surprise package Eubanks to set up last-four clash with Khachanov3 HOURS AGO Medvedev, who has won 18 ATP Tour titles, including three this year already, believes that Eubanks’ run shows the quality that the lower-ranked players possess. “I knew (about the depth of men’s tennis).

I played Challengers, I actually only have one Challenger title out of maybe 30 or 40 I played. I have much more ATP titles,” Medvedev said after his victory. He continued: “The Challenger level is tough.

Everyone knows how to play. The difference is the consistency – if Chris manages to play how he played this tournament, he’s going to go up, up and up. Clinical Medvedev takes down Miami Open surprise package Eubanks to reach last four 'One match is not enough' — Medvedev won't change approach after Alcaraz loss Nadal eyes injury comeback in time to be 'competitive' at Roland-Garros “Then you never know if it’s top 10, top 50.