American fans SLAM tennis star Chris Eubanks after he suffered 'shocking' Olympics defeat to Lebanese player in Paris

American tennis fans were speedy to knock Chris Eubanks connected Sunday aft he suffered a humiliating first-round exit astatine nan Olympics. 

Benjamin Hassan secured a landmark triumph astatine Roland Garros successful Paris arsenic he became nan first Lebanon subordinate to triumph a lucifer successful an Olympic tennis event, astatine nan disbursal of Eubanks.

Germany-born Hassan, classed 170th successful nan world, won 6-4, 6-2 successful conscionable 53 minutes for 1 of nan champion victories of his career.

'I americium unbelievably happy. We conscionable bask it from nan full team. We are really proud and I'm besides proud of myself,' nan 29-year-old told reporters.

'It was an unbelievable atmosphere. I was conscionable trying to beryllium calm because I didn't want to discarded excessively overmuch energy. When I won I could fto it each out.'

Americans were speedy to laic into Eubanks though, pinch 1 posting connected X that he's simply successful Paris 'as squad USA mascot'.

Another posted: 'Wow! What connected world happened? Chris Eubanks connected clay is not a shot of occurrence but this is still a shocking upset. 

'First Naomi Osaka and now this! Congratulations to Hassan, his state will beryllium proud!',

'Talk astir a fall... Eubanks has really fallen off,' different commented. 

Meanwhile, different instrumentality posted: 'Eubanks is specified a fluke. Had a purple spot past twelvemonth connected writer but successful reality, he is conscionable a challengers player.' 

Hassan did not moreover group astir becoming a master until nan property of 22, having antecedently played conscionable for fun. 

But now he is surviving nan dream arsenic an Olympian and has a second-round conflict against Argentina's Sebastian Baez to look guardant to.

He has thrown himself into life successful nan athletes village, amassing rather a postulation of pins. 

'I deliberation nan astir typical 1 is Japan because I'm a immense instrumentality of Japan. I for illustration watching a batch of animated mangas,' he said.

Hassan was not nan only Lebanon subordinate successful nan tie arsenic Hady Habib mislaid to French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz connected Saturday. Hassan and Habib besides mislaid successful nan doubles connected Sunday.