Draper reached the quarter-finals here last year beating Jannik Sinner and Alexander Bublik before British No 1 Cameron Norrie knocked him out. But with Norrie ...
- Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Salisbury (1), Britain, def. I don’t really know what I could have done loads and loads better.” Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Jamie Murray, Britain, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3). There is more British hope in the doubles, where Joe Salisbury and his American playing partner Rajeev Ram saw off Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in straight sets, triumphing 7-6(2) 7-6(3). - Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (2), Croatia, def. Jack Draper, Britain, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
The 20-year-old Briton was defeated 6-2, 7-6(2) by the Finnish qualifier in the second round at Queen's Club.
In Birmingham Katie Boulter followed up her solid first-round win over the recent Nottingham finalist, Alison Riske, by reaching the quarter‑finals with a 7-6(5), 6-1 victory against Caroline Garcia of France, who is ranked 74th but was once a top-five player. In the rallies he was relentless with his offence, standing on top of the baseline and dominating with his forehand. Throughout a tough second set Draper fought admirably while under constant pressure in his own service games, finding big serves on important points and even saving a match point at 4-5. But Ruusuvuori, a hard-working Finnish player, demonstrated all of the confidence he gained from the qualifying rounds as he neutralised Draper’s strengths and picked apart his weaknesses. From the beginning Ruusuvuori dealt with Draper’s big lefty serve excellently, retrieving a high number of returns and consistently landing them deep. Instead, he was dealt a valuable lesson in his young career as he was outplayed 6-2, 7-6(2) by the qualifier Emil Ruusuvuori.
JACK DRAPER is into the second round at Queen's - his last tournament before Wimbledon.
“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. Jack Draper has credited Emma Raducanu for motivating him to get to an “incredible place” with the 20-year-old set to play his second Wimbledon main draw. He will then go onto Wimbledon for his second main draw appearance at the All England Club, having taken the first set off of eventual-champion Novak Djokovic in his debut last year.
Defeat for the British number four Jack Draper leaves Ryan Peniston as the last home player at Queen's.
I am playing Eastbourne next week, Wimbledon is around the corner. “Maybe this one is a bit more but at the end of the day that is how the rankings work and you have to be able to deal with that pressure and move forward. I felt he played a great match,” the British number four admitted.
British wildcard Jack Draper misses out on back-to-back Queen's quarter-finals after losing to Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round.
However, Draper lacked conviction in his groundstrokes in the early stages against Ruusuvuori and was not able to recover. With his powerful serve and explosive hitting, the left-hander has the ability to be successful on grass and proved that by recording the biggest win of his career by ranking in his opening match this year. The Finn continued to comfortably hold serve in the second set and controlled the tie-break to seal a superb win.
Defeat for the British number four Jack Draper leaves Ryan Peniston as the last home player at Queen's.
I am playing Eastbourne next week, Wimbledon is around the corner. I felt he played a great match,” the British number four admitted. “Maybe this one is a bit more but at the end of the day that is how the rankings work and you have to be able to deal with that pressure and move forward.
Jack Draper said he would try take the positives from his straight sets defeat to Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round at Queens and return stronger for ...
I am playing Eastbourne next week, Wimbledon is around the corner. I felt he played a great match," British number four Draper told reporters. "I can definitely take some positives from this week, beating a top player in Taylor but I can also learn some lessons from today which will help me moving forward."
Jack Draper insisted he would try to learn lessons from his straight sets defeat to Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round of the cinch Championships, ...
I am playing Eastbourne next week, Wimbledon is around the corner. I felt he played a great match,” the British number four admitted. “Maybe this one is a bit more but at the end of the day that is how the rankings work and you have to be able to deal with that pressure and move forward.
Defeat for the British number four Jack Draper leaves Ryan Peniston as the last home player at Queen's.
I am playing Eastbourne next week, Wimbledon is around the corner. “Maybe this one is a bit more but at the end of the day that is how the rankings work and you have to be able to deal with that pressure and move forward. I felt he played a great match,” the British number four admitted.
Disappointment for Britain's Jack Draper who failed to match his last year's run at Queen's when he lost in the second round to Finland's Emil Ruusuovuori ...
“I could have tried to get on his second serve a bit more. I could have tried to get on his second serve a bit more. “We still have Eastbourne next week to get more time out on the grass.
Trying to measure the exact impact of Andy Murray on British tennis isn't an easy task but Jack Draper wouldn't be where he is today without the Murray ...
It gives me a lot of lessons and a lot of confidence that I can hopefully go down the same path.” “I feel like I am always pretty hard on myself. Watching him and being able to see the lessons just from his game without knowing him was great.