Jack Draper, Britain’s rising tennis star, has withdrawn from the Dubai Tennis Championships shortly after an impressive run to the Qatar Open final in Doha. Jack fought for his second ATP 500 crown against Andrey Rublev.
Jack Draper turned to an unusual mentor to help him take things to the next level before starting the season on a high. The Brit followed up his fourth-round run at the Australian Open with a strong week in Doha, reaching his fifth ATP final.
British number one Jack Draper put in a professional performance to defuse Brazilian rising star Joao Fonseca and reach the Indian Wells third round.
Jack Draper's highly anticipated clash with Joao Fonseca was bizarrely interrupted in the first set. The Brazilian teenager was serving at 4-4 30-15 when a loud alarm went off on the court, leaving both players baffled.
Draper is six foot four, with reddish-brown long hair and the face of a young Kennedy. We’ve met at London’s National Tennis Centre two weeks after the end of the men’s season in Paris, and Draper is in what he calls “putting-my-body-through-hell week,
British number one Jack Draper pulled off a stunning 6-4 6-0 win over Brazil’s rising star Joao Fonseca to coast into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open.
Jack Draper sets up third-round tie against USAs Jenson Brooksby, who beat Canadas Felix Auger-Aliassime, at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells; watch tournament live on Sky Sports until March 16