{"id":646273,"date":"2026-03-10T19:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/646273\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:36:13","slug":"chris-eubanks-goes-off-on-coco-vandeweghe-in-awkward-tennis-channel-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/646273\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Eubanks goes off on Coco Vandeweghe in awkward Tennis Channel scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

A routine broadcast segment turned into a awkward on-air exchange in the Tennis Channel booth at Indian Wells on Monday. <\/p>\n

Former pros Chris Eubanks and Coco Vandeweghe, along with comedian Hannah Berner, recorded a speed serve test for the broadcast Sunday.<\/p>\n

Eubanks hit 103 mph, while Vandeweghe notched 113 mph on the radar. Berner reached as high as 87 mph.<\/p>\n

The segment was aired for viewers<\/a> Monday and the broadcast panned to the two analysts afterwards where Vandeweghe challenged Eubanks\u2019 serving speed ability, which led to a viral moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs this going to be a thing now, like we\u2019re just gonna keep every week being like, \u2018Oh, can you break 103 mph?’\u201d Eubanks, the former Wimbledon quarterfinalist, said on the broadcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could go back out today and try it on,\u201d Vandeweghe responded. \u201cI\u2019ll wear this dress and throw down maybe 115 mph. I\u2019ll keep rising.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ACoco Vandeweghe (l) and Chris Eubanks (r) get into an on-air tiff about commentary styles during the Indian Wells broadcast on Monday. X @StoolTennis<\/p>\n

Ticked off and frustrated, Eubanks fired back a critique of Vandeweghe.<\/p>\n

\u201cSee, here is the thing about me and you, Coco. I don\u2019t like to just bask in my own career and accomplishments. I like to focus on the players,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about myself and what I did and what my serve was. <\/p>\n

\u201cI understand we\u2019re a little different, I get that. Let\u2019s just try to focus on the players. These are world-class athletes, that\u2019s where the focus should be. Not on you and I sitting up here in our little fancy clothes out there trying to test our serve speed.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was a moment to conclude the on-air tiff, but Vandeweghe did not utilize the opportunity.<\/p>\n

Instead, she fired back.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, the difference also between you and I is that I keep recreating a new career,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I just did it yesterday, but Hannah and I had a great time, Chris. It was a revenge of our revenge match from the 14-and-unders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eubanks noticeably rollied his eyes at that comment.<\/p>\n

\"TwoChris Euanks gives a hard eyeroll to Coco Vandeweghe\u2019s reply on-air for the Tennis Channel during Indian Wells. X @StoolTennis<\/p>\n

During the pre-recorded serve segment, Berner and Vandeweghe were asked about Eubanks hardly cracking 100 mph on his serve.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was sad,\u201d Vandeweghe said<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n

Vandeweghe, 34, reached as high of a world No. 9 ranking in 2018 and made the semifinals of both the Australian Open and U.S. Open in 2017.<\/p>\n

She won two WTA titles and won a major doubles title at the 2018 U.S. Open.<\/p>\n

The New York native retired in 2023 and quickly transitioned into the broadcast booth. <\/p>\n

Eubanks, who reached a career high of No. 29 after the storied run in Wimbledon in 2023, is a fresher face on broadcast after he just retired from the sport at 29 last November.<\/p>\n

He previously dipped into the media industry to analyze the major tournaments, but now he will be permanently on fans\u2019 screens.<\/p>\n

Eubanks signed a three-year deal in February with the Tennis Channel and Indian Wells marks his debut as an on-air commentator and host.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A routine broadcast segment turned into a awkward on-air exchange in the Tennis Channel booth at Indian Wells…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":646274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[2211,62,1486,3581,1464,83071,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-646273","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-coco-vandeweghe","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-sports-entertainment","11":"tag-sports-media","12":"tag-tennis","13":"tag-tennis-channel","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116206566624383434","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}