Jack Draper discusses the mental toll that his victory over Carlos Alcaraz had and the action he knows he has to do next.
In the quarterfinals of the LTA’s National Championships at Queen’s, Jack Draper conceded that the emotions from his incredible grass-court run finally got to him.
The newly minted British No. 1 defeated reigning Wimbledon, French Open, and Queen’s champion Carlos Alcaraz in west London after winning his first ATP title last week in Stuttgart.
However, Draper’s seven-match winning streak on grass came to an end when he lost three sets against Tommy Paul, the No. 5 seed, 6-3 5-7 6-4.
And despite having played so much elite tennis in a brief period of time, the 22-year-old admitted that he still needs to improve.
“I thought Tommy came out playing pretty well,” he remarked. He performed admirably the entire time. It felt like the going was a little more difficult because of how windy and swirly it was. Playing the kind of tennis I wanted to was difficult, but that’s something we have to cope with. That’s how the game works. I
“My body has been fantastic, and I feel excellent physically. It simply gets very mentally exhausting to have to go every day. Sunday was my last day in Stuttgart, and I arrived here really late that day. I went back in on Tuesday after finishing my training. Then, there seemed to be a significant amount of emotional energy involved in yesterday’s contest.
I really need to gather myself, I
Next week, Draper will break into the top 30 worldwide, and he hopes to climb even higher.
After this run on grass, he is expected to be seeded at Wimbledon, where he will spend the upcoming week resting and getting ready.
In addition, Draper received a reminder from this setback of exactly what it takes to move up the ranks even more.
I had the impression that I needed to truly motivate myself. Perhaps because I’m finally catching up with the past several weeks.
He declared: “You have to back up results week by week, day by day, if you want to be a top, top player in the world.” You are aware of it.
.”We face incredible tennis players every day who are capable of defeating you. You lose the match, for example, if you are not quite at your best today. For me right now, that is the next step. My goal is to compete in tournaments and strive to advance farther each week.
“My body is in good shape; I just need to learn and adjust to these things as much as possible. Since I’m still young, I’m still attempting to put a lot of pieces together. Last week was my first championship; I’ve done it at Challengers and Futures, but I think I’ll need a little more time since it’s quite different on the main circuit.
Harris had suffered a string of defeats earlier in the day.With his impressive performance on the grass this summer, the 29-year-old has earned a wild card into Wimbledon’s main draw, where he will play in his first Grand Slam match.
Although Harris was naturally disappointed to lose to Musetti, he is eager to apply the lessons he has learned from these recent performances.
“I’m certainly really sorry to lose the match,” he stated. Well done, Lorenzo; he performed admirably in the contest.
“Compared to yesterday’s encounter—where we defeated Giovanni Mpetschi-Perricard—it was a very different match. He worked the court really well and recovered every ball throughout long rallies.
“The pressure in the game was different than it was during yesterday’s short points.
I’ve had an excellent week all around. I appreciate the
