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Carson Branstine opened up about her financial struggles as a young tennis star(Image: Robert Prange\/Getty Images)<\/p>\nCarson Branstine made her first appearance at Wimbledon this year, but the American-born Canadian was forced to make some drastic decisions to get herself thereCarson Branstine opened up about her financial struggles as a young tennis star(Image: Robert Prange\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Carson Branstine once found herself in tears after realising her bank balance had fallen to less than \u00a320. This financial catastrophe ended up leading the tennis <\/a>star to an unexpected career detour \u2013 delivering for Uber Eats.<\/p>\n Despite this setback, Branstine made a memorable debut at Wimbledon <\/a>this year, battling through three qualifying rounds to reach the main draw at the prestigious All England Club.<\/p>\n Her first-round match was as tough as it could’ve got, being pitted against world<\/a> No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. She put up a good fight but ultimately was defeated in straight sets<\/a> of 6-1, 7-5.<\/p>\n Although her Wimbledon <\/a>journey ended early, the experience proved invaluable for her sporting and financial prospects. The French Open<\/a> junior doubles champion shared her story on the Tennis Channel<\/a>, revealing her initial embarrassment about her side job and highlighting the harsh economic realities faced by young athletes.<\/p>\n Branstine said: “Yes it’s true. I was like a little bit embarrassed by it at first when I told you guys, I was like, ‘Oh man, is the whole world going to know this?’<\/p>\n “But yeah, in February because you know when you are playing ITFs and you’re funding your whole life as a young adult, things are expensive.<\/p>\n “Living in Southern California, just filling up my gas tank was taking a huge hit at my account, and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, how am I going to play a tournament, let alone live?'”<\/p>\n Branstine opened up about the moment she realised how bad things had got financially, which left her deeply upset and forced her to seek alternative avenues. She said: “So, literally, the days or few weeks before I made my first WTA final in Cancun.<\/p>\n “I looked at my account one morning and I saw $26 (\u00a319) in my account. And I was crying, I called a couple of my friends. I didn’t call my parents.<\/p>\n “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, if they hear about this, like they’re going to be so mad at me.’ So I was like, ‘Okay, this is like, you know, you don’t have to think.<\/p>\n “‘I’m just going to do it.’ So I was driving around Los Angeles delivering people’s dinner after practice.”<\/p>\n![\"US-Canada's](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_GettyImages-2222149204.jpg\")
Branstine was forced to take on a second job while playing professional tennis(Image: ADRIAN DENNIS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Carson](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_GettyImages-2222293219.jpg\")
The American-born Canadian ended up in tears at her money situation(Image: Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images)<\/p>\n