Jack Draper showed what he is made of in Indian Wells! The 23-year-old claimed his first Masters 1000 crown in the desert and brought home 1000 ATP points. Thus, Jack cracked the top-10 for the first time, becoming the fifth British player to achieve that.
Draper joined Greg Rusedski, Tim Henman, Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie on the exclusive list, securing his place in history as the 184th top-10 player since 1973. The Sutton native defends only 160 ATP points between Miami and Roland Garros.
Thus, we should expect him in the top-5 very soon if he maintains this level, probably in two weeks after an early Miami Open loss a year ago!
jack alexander draper, world #7, british #1 & indian wells champion! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/bq3PnkyNpt
— daily jack draper (@draperdaily) March 16, 2025
Jack did not compete at his best between March and June last year, collecting only five wins between Miami and Roland Garros. Competing in Stuttgart on grass as world no. 40, a left-handed lifted a trophy and achieved more than in the previous three months.
He fell to Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s and experienced an early defeat at Wimbledon. The Briton reached the Cincinnati Masters quarter-final and raised his level at the US Open, notching his first Major semi-final and cracking the…