Regardless of being simply 23-years-old, Jack Draper enters Wimbledon as a real contender with three profession ATP titles below his belt and a deep run eventually yr’s US Open below his belt.
This is every part you want to learn about him at this summer season’s championships.
Draper’s first-round match
Draper holds the benefit of being world No. 4, which means he averted the largest names within the opening phases of this yr’s males’s singles championship.
He has been drawn to face world No. 38 Sebastian Baez. Nonetheless, if favourites win out, Draper may face a sequence of blockbuster clashes.
He’s on the right track to satisfy Novak Djokovic within the quaterfinals and Jannik Sinner within the semis — to not point out the opportunity of Carlos Alcaraz within the last.
How one can watch
The match shall be broadcast reside on BBC. ESPN may also be offering a reside weblog, in addition to information and have protection.
Draper’s type getting into Wimbledon
Draper has competed simply as soon as on grass this yr forward of Wimbledon, making the semifinals on the Queen’s Membership earlier than a defeat to Jiri Lehecka — he additionally beat Holger Rune in an exhibition match on the Hurlingham Membership.
Queen’s was one other spectacular displaying in an excellent yr to this point for Draper, who reached the fourth spherical on the Australian Open and French Open this yr and gained his first ATP 1000 title by successful at Indian Wells.
He additionally narrowly missed out on including a second when he misplaced to Casper Ruud within the Madrid Open last.
Draper has entered Wimbledon 3 times prior to now 4 years and is but to make it previous the second spherical, however his type suggests this yr might be totally different.
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