British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

Jan · Hall of fame

RE: Jack Draper

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Jack playing in a really strong Rotterdam event post AO - assuming hes fit -

www.dartsrankings.com/tennis/rotterdam

6 of top 10, 10 of top 20 entered.

Always enjoy Rotterdam as a tournie, with Vienna and Basle, those 3 indoor events are my favourite 500 level events

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Interesting analysis of Jack from tennis abstract

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2025/03/18/jack-drapers-work-in-progress/

Be less passive, and the world is his oyster.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

An analysis by Delgo of why Jack "has the game of a grand slam contender" following his IW title win & loss to Mensik in Miami, slightly spoilt by the inclusion of a photo of Rune in the "Returns" section. The article was apparently archived a week ago & it has been removed from the on-line version I've just read!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
An analysis by Delgo of why Jack "has the game of a grand slam contender" following his IW title win & loss to Mensik in Miami, slightly spoilt by the inclusion of a photo of Rune in the "Returns" section. The article was apparently archived a week ago & it has been removed from the on-line version I've just read!

Would have far more respect for an article like that if Delgado had written it two or three years ago or the publishers had published it two to three years ago

Saying that someone has the game of a Grand Slam contender now, when they're already in the top-10 and on the way up, is just blah-blah

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

07/04/25

Jack Draper : ATP WR 6 (+1)

A new CH

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Interview with Jack on the ATP site dating from the start of his run-up to the IW title. Interesting final question:

Who's your greatest rival?

I feel like I'm yet to find it on the ATP Tour. Since I was very young, I've had lots in the U.K. And one of the guys who's emerging onto the Tour now is Jacob Fearnley. He's a good friend and a crazy good competitor as well. So I'd say, since I was young, it's probably been him. I'm looking forward to hopefully playing him many times being from the same country as well.

GBJ · County player

With Jack up to 5 in the rankings with little to defend at the French and Wimbledon (esp. compared to Alcaraz) I'm just wondering who the last Brit to make the top 3 would be other than Andy? Has any other man made the top 3 ever? From memory Tim and Greg both had career highs of 4....I guess maybe you'd have to go back to Perry in the 1930s and what ever kinds of rankings they had back then? Would Virginia Wade or Sue Barker have been ranked that high or even Jo Durie?

GBJ · County player

....It's SO fun to see how he's already exceeding (all?) our rankings predictions anyway!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

GBJ wrote:
With Jack up to 5 in the rankings with little to defend at the French and Wimbledon (esp. compared to Alcaraz) I'm just wondering who the last Brit to make the top 3 would be other than Andy? Has any other man made the top 3 ever? From memory Tim and Greg both had career highs of 4....I guess maybe you'd have to go back to Perry in the 1930s and what ever kinds of rankings they had back then? Would Virginia Wade or Sue Barker have been ranked that high or even Jo Durie?

Well

in 1934 A. Wallis Myers, President of the International Federation at the time - who had authority on these things - rated Fred Perry 1 - this was September 34

in 1975, the ITF rankings placed Virginia Wade at 2

In 1977, Sue Barker was placed 3

as you say, Tim and Greg both reached 4

and in 1984, Jo Durie was ranked 5 on the WTA.

all according to wikipedia

the addict · Tennis legend

GBJ wrote:
....It's SO fun to see how he's already exceeding (all?) our rankings predictions anyway!

Emmsie predicted WR5 and there were a few others with a top 10 prediction - but the average was as low as 12.

emmsie69 · Top national player

the addict wrote:
GBJ wrote:
....It's SO fun to see how he's already exceeding (all?) our rankings predictions anyway!
Emmsie predicted WR5 and there were a few others with a top 10 prediction - but the average was as low as 12.

I just remembered the predictions thread and thought I'd have a wander onto it to see what I predicted Jacks ranking to be but you've answered the question here.

GBJ · County player

emmsie69 wrote:
the addict wrote:
GBJ wrote:
....It's SO fun to see how he's already exceeding (all?) our rankings predictions anyway!
Emmsie predicted WR5 and there were a few others with a top 10 prediction - but the average was as low as 12.
I just remembered the predictions thread and thought I'd have a wander onto it to see what I predicted Jacks ranking to be but you've answered the question here.

Yes I'd noticed when scanning through the predictions yesterday that you were the only one I noticed above about 12 emmsie! Well done!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

The Laver Cup will be back at the O2 next year, presumably they are hoping Jack will be in the team

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c14kk106y0vo

First time it has gone back to a repeat venue

GBJ · County player

Pat Cash really hyping Jack up as the only real contender to Sinner and Alcaraz's dominance of the mens game. I think I'd agree to some extent. I'm hopeful but maybe not as confident as he sounds here. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/videos/cvg9nn970vjo. It's clipped up from the BBC radio preview of the french open (from may 20th I think) available on BBC sounds and iPlayer too I think