By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, February 1, 2024
Christopher Eubanks makes his Davis Cup debut at the moment.
A proper hip situation has sidelined American No. 1 Taylor Fritz for the USA’ Davis Cup qualifying tie in opposition to Ukraine, urgent the 6’7″ Eubanks, nicknamed Massive Banks by his teammates, into the beginning lineup.
World No. 32 Eubanks will make his Davis Cup taking part in debut in at the moment’s second singles match, in opposition to world No. 498 Viacheslav Bielinskyi of Ukraine. Eubanks additionally takes Fritz’s place on Friday’s schedule, although Friday’s lineups are topic to alter earlier than every match.
U.S. vs. Ukraine Davis Cup Schedule
SEB Area in Vilnius, Lithuania
Indoor Laborious Courtroom
Tv: Tennis Channel will televise the tie stay with Jan-Michael Gambill and Mark Knowles calling the motion.
Thursday, February 1
6 p.m. native time, 11 a.m. Jap time
Sebastian Korda (USA) vs. Oleksii Krutykh (UKR)
Chris Eubanks (USA) vs. Viacheslav Bielinskyi (UKR)
Friday, February 2
5 p.m. native time 10 a.m. Jap time
Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram (USA) vs. Vitaliy Sachko / Illya Beloborodko (UKR)
Chris Eubanks (USA) vs. Oleksii Krutykh (UKR)
Sebastian Korda (USA) vs. Viacheslav Bielinskyi (UKR)
Picture credit score: Matthew Stockman/Getty