Overview

• Draper’s clay-court campaign ended with a straight-sets defeat by Alexander Bublik in Paris, denying him a quarter-final clash with world number one Jannik Sinner.
• He conceded he remains one to two years behind top rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in experience and consistency on tour.
• The 23-year-old has climbed to fourth in the live ATP rankings, trailing only Sinner, Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev.
• His breakthrough season on slower surfaces included winning the Indian Wells Masters 1000 title and reaching the Madrid Open final.
• Tim Henman predicts Grand Slam victories in Draper’s future, and fellow Britons Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley underline the depth of Britain’s grass-court prospects.