Jack Draper faced a tough exit from the tournament, losing to Alexander Bublik, who gave an exceptional performance. Despite this, Draper has shown considerable growth during the clay-court season, reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time and climbing to No 5 in the world rankings. As he prepares for Wimbledon, where he has previously won an ATP title, Draper aims to capitalize on his strengths on grass and hopes to manage the pressure of expectations.
Jack Draper will be hurting after his exit yesterday, but sometimes you simply have to say too good to your opponent. Alexander Bublik was inspired and played probably the match of his life.
This has still been a clay-court season of real progress for Draper, reaching the fourth round for the first time and moving up to No 5 in the world.
He can now turn his focus to grass, a surface that has brought him more success than clay so far in his career, having won his first ATP title at the Stuttgart Open last year.
He'll very much be in the mix at Wimbledon if he can handle the expectation.
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