Jack Draper

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Jack Draper

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Looks like Andy will play a couple of clay tournaments but not the French. It makes sense as waiting until June to play isnt doing much for match sharpness, its essentially a free hit for him.

Vhughes · Social player

Wow well done Jack! He beat Lorenzo ranked 27. Excellent result.

Priesty · Challenger level

Just learnt from Prime commentary that Anne Simpkin is JD's aunt. I remember her from the late 80s as mainly a Challenger level player from Leicester. Anyone know how she comes to be his aunt? As we've established that his mum's maiden name was Entract.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Quite a lengthy (& flattering) article about Jack in the ATP's "Challenger spotlight" headed "Draper's domination: get to know the 20-year-old setting the Challenger Tour ablaze" courtesy of his three titles so far this year. smile

indiana · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Quite a lengthy (& flattering) article about Jack in the ATP's "Challenger spotlight" headed "Draper's domination: get to know the 20-year-old setting the Challenger Tour ablaze" courtesy of his three titles so far this year.

Thanks SC. Though I see the article dates from March before Jack won a 4th Challenger title of the year in St Brieuc to add to his 3 Forli titles I was going to say ...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Quite a lengthy (& flattering) article about Jack in the ATP's "Challenger spotlight" headed "Draper's domination: get to know the 20-year-old setting the Challenger Tour ablaze" courtesy of his three titles so far this year.
Thanks SC. Though I see the article dates from March before Jack won a 4th Challenger title of the year in St Brieuc to add to his 3 Forli titles I was going to say ...

I must confess I didn't notice the date of the article & at the beginning of March, I wasn't exactly fully compos mentis, so the St Brieuc title wouldn't have registered at all.

Nix · Futures qualifying

www.tennis365.com/atp-tour/jack-draper-top-100-ranking/

Article about Jack reaching a top 100 spot.

Priesty · Challenger level

Very interesting and revealing article about Jack -

"Jack Draper is Britain's next big thing in tennis with hopes he can make the elite" www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-10953073/amp/Jack-Draper-Britains-big-thing-tennis-hopes-make-elite.html

Jajon · Strong Club Player

Youd think youd learn not to read the comments on a daily Mail article by now hahaha

Priesty · Challenger level

Looks as though the potential was there for it to be another Golding,so kudos to those who kept him on track. He must have been through a lot - parents splitting up is not fun, I speak from experience.

My mate who lives in Bolton told me Jack's dad plays for a club 15 minutes walk away from where he lives.

KK · Club Coach

Jajon wrote:
Youd think youd learn not to read the comments on a daily Mail article by now hahaha

Well I found it interesting. I assume Jo Durie is telling the truth. Thank you for the link.

emmsie69 · ATP level

KK wrote:
Jajon wrote:
Youd think youd learn not to read the comments on a daily Mail article by now hahaha
Well I found it interesting. I assume Jo Durie is telling the truth. Thank you for the link.

It was the comments by readers, not the article itself.

KK · Club Coach

Sorry - I see exactly what you mean. Along the lines of 'Tim Henman was a failure because he only got to no4 in the world'!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Atp article with Andy, Cam and Dan talking Jack.

www.atptour.com/en/news/draper-us-open-2022-feature