Jesper de Jong vs Christopher Eubanks

ATP Wimbledon – 1st Round
Jesper de Jong vs Christopher Eubanks

🧠 Form & Context

• Jesper de Jong
  🔼 Career-best year: Reached career-high No. 87 with consistent Slam and ATP appearances.
  🎯 Slam reliability: Undefeated (3–0) in Slam 1R matches; took sets off Alcaraz and Zverev in Paris.
  🍀 Opportunistic: Made most of lucky-loser entries and favorable draws throughout 2025.
  🌱 Grass learning curve: Just 1 career main-draw grass win; still adapting to the surface’s demands.
• Christopher Eubanks
  ⏳ From QF hero to slump: 2023 Wimbledon QFist hasn’t found form in 2025 (11–17 record, rank slipped to 130).
  🎾 Grass-friendly tools: Big serve, flat hitting, net play—all suited to fast courts.
  ⚠️ Confidence dip: Yet to win a main-draw grass match since 2023 Wimbledon.
  💼 Pressure-free opener: With no points to defend, a win here could spark a mid-season rebound.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This is a match defined by momentum. De Jong arrives on the upswing—stable, composed, and unafraid of top-level opponents. His edge lies in rally tolerance and baseline depth. What he lacks is grass fluency: his game can look flat-footed on the surface, and he’s still adjusting to low bounces and faster pace.

Eubanks, on the other hand, has the blueprint for success here—serve bombs, flat strikes, and aggressive court positioning. But his confidence is shot, and even his recent exhibition outings lacked sharpness. If he lands over 65% first serves, he’s dangerous. If not, de Jong’s consistency and superior movement will grind him down.

Expect tiebreaks, quick holds, and moments of momentum from both sides. This feels destined for a decider, where recent form and resilience may tip it.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Jesper de Jong in 5 sets. Eubanks will fight and might even lead at some point, but de Jong’s 2025 form and Slam confidence should edge him over the line in a tight one.