Jack Draper is one of the most interesting and explosive prospects on the tour. The young Brit has huge potential especially on fast surfaces. During a recent interview, Jack revealed that both Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu are inspiring him.
Emma Raducanu
Talking about Emma, Draper commented
“It was a big motivation to see Emma win (the US Open). Inspired me for sure.
I think watching her do something special, made me think as someone in a tough place who was injured, I saw her do well and thought I could do that. Not to the same extent maybe as the women’s game is a bit younger, so you can do that a bit younger, but definitely shows you can go from a tough place to an incredible place quickly.”
Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos has just turned 19, and he is already one of the strongest players in the world. The young Spanish player has already warned for ATP titles. He has recently hit the headlines after winning the ATP 1000 in Madrid after beating Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Alexander Zverev.
Talking about Carlito, Jack added:
“Alcaraz is very special. I see him as a benchmark kind of player. That is who I am judging myself against. His standards, his work rate and the way he plays.
Watching someone like that you can learn a lot and I hope one day I will be competing for big titles against him.”
Jack Draper in 2022
Ranked world no.99 (career-high), Jack played his last match on the 15th of June when he was defeated by world no.56 Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in London (draw).
Presently, during this year Jack achieved a composed 27-7 record. Jack conquered 4 titles in 2022 in the Forli 2 Challenger, in the Forli 4 Challenger, in the Forli 5 Challenger and in the St. Brieuc Challenger.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
LWWWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.7, the Spaniard played his last match on the 31st of May when he was overcome by world no.2 Alexander Zverev 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7) in the quarter of the French Open (draw).
At present, during this year the Spaniard has managed to achieve an overall 32-4 win-loss record. Alcaraz conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid.
Jack Draper and Carlos Alcaraz have never played each other.
Emma Raducanu in 2022
LLWWWWLWWL Ranked world no.11 (career-high), Emma played her last match on the 7th of June when she had to retire when playing against world no.51 Viktorija Golubic in the 1st round and the scoreline was 4-3 .
Currently, during this season Emma has a 8-11 win-loss record.
