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Early break in the 2nd.1
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5-2 and Draper serving for the match.0
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Draper wins 6-2 6-2.1
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Draper is the champion. 6-2 6-2 what a performance.0
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Biggest win of his career and up to world no. 7!1
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WTF?! Demolition. I'm speechless - that doesn't happen often!0
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And he’s only 60 ranking points behind Novak at world no. 5…1
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PDQ for a men's final? Shorter than the women's match?0
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1hr08 for the men’s final. Women’s final was 2hr03.PrincessFiona said:PDQ for a men's final? Shorter than the women's match?0 - Sponsored links:
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Excellent! Thanks for the heads-up on here. He’s quite posh compared to Andy Murray isn’t he?1
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Jack Draper dominated that final from start to finish.
6-2 6-2. The Dane Holger Rune underperformed in the final but was excellent in his semi final against Medvedev but was 2nd best in the final.
Draper should garner so much confidence from winning Indian Well. Taking out Fritz, Alcaraz and Rune is so impressive.
The next big step will be the 5 set grand slams.
SF in the US slam is his best so far and only the 2nd round is his record at Wimbledon so he needs to go deep in the tournament this year.
If his stamina and body holds up he has a power game and that left handed serve is a big weapon.
His belief should continue to grow.
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Agreed. And he beat Shelton too.soapboxsam said:Jack Draper dominated that final from start to finish.
6-2 6-2. The Dane Holger Rune underperformed in the final but was excellent in his semi final against Medvedev but was 2nd best in the final.
Draper should garner so much confidence from winning Indian Well. Taking out Fritz, Alcaraz and Rune is so impressive.
The next big step will be the 5 set grand slams.
SF in the US slam is his best so far and only the 2nd round is his record at Wimbledon so he needs to go deep in the tournament this year.
If his stamina and body holds up he has a power game and that left handed serve is a big weapon.
His belief should continue to grow.
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PrincessFiona said:
Agreed. And he beat Shelton too.soapboxsam said:Jack Draper dominated that final from start to finish.
6-2 6-2. The Dane Holger Rune underperformed in the final but was excellent in his semi final against Medvedev but was 2nd best in the final.
Draper should garner so much confidence from winning Indian Well. Taking out Fritz, Alcaraz and Rune is so impressive.
The next big step will be the 5 set grand slams.
SF in the US slam is his best so far and only the 2nd round is his record at Wimbledon so he needs to go deep in the tournament this year.
If his stamina and body holds up he has a power game and that left handed serve is a big weapon.
His belief should continue to grow.
True, Draper had to beat many high ranked players including Ben Shelton 7-5 6-4 who reached his highest ranking of 12th in early March.1 -
Raducanu and Boulter in the main draw for the Miami Open.
Fearnley and Harris trying to qualify for the mens main draw. Dart and Kartal also trying to qualify.
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I recall Andy Murray bursting on the scene and initially his fitness was an issue. He then became one of the fittest players if not the fitest. That is an area you can do something about and it looks like Draper is.3
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Fearnley overtakes Norrie in the rankings and is now the British no2. Through to the second qualifying round in Miami.2
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cyve1qj43nloMuttleyCAFC said:I recall Andy Murray bursting on the scene and initially his fitness was an issue. He then became one of the fittest players if not the fitest. That is an area you can do something about and it looks like Draper is.
Two of Murray's former team are now working with Jack, physiotherapist Shane Annun and fitness coach (and Charlton fan) Matt Little6 -
Draper will be the no. 6 seed in Miami. His path could see a rematch with Rune in the fourth round followed by a quarterfinal against top seed Zverev.2
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Dart and Kartal both fail to qualify for Miami Open. Fearnley and Harris in final qualifying round for men's event.
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128 start, so how did those with a top 100 ranking not get in the draw automatically?hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Dart and Kartal both fail to qualify for Miami Open. Fearnley and Harris in final qualifying round for men's event.0 -
It’s only 96. All seeds get a first round bye. Same with Indian Wells.PrincessFiona said:
128 start, so how did those with a top 100 ranking not get in the draw automatically?hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Dart and Kartal both fail to qualify for Miami Open. Fearnley and Harris in final qualifying round for men's event.1 -
Ah yes, that is true. But world 90 then? Kartal currently 63 but maybe not high enough when the draw was made?Callumcafc said:
It’s only 96. All seeds get a first round bye. Same with Indian Wells.PrincessFiona said:
128 start, so how did those with a top 100 ranking not get in the draw automatically?hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Dart and Kartal both fail to qualify for Miami Open. Fearnley and Harris in final qualifying round for men's event.0 -
Yeah I’m not sure - there’s about 20 spots for the eventual qualifiers, the wildcards and the protected ranking players so only about 75 will get in automatically.PrincessFiona said:
Ah yes, that is true. But world 90 then? Kartal currently 63 but maybe not high enough when the draw was made?Callumcafc said:
It’s only 96. All seeds get a first round bye. Same with Indian Wells.PrincessFiona said:
128 start, so how did those with a top 100 ranking not get in the draw automatically?hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Dart and Kartal both fail to qualify for Miami Open. Fearnley and Harris in final qualifying round for men's event.0 -
I wonder what the split is between qualifiers and wildcards. And who the wikd cards are. That said, the UK give plenty of wildcards at Wimbledon to British playersCallumcafc said:
Yeah I’m not sure - there’s about 20 spots for the eventual qualifiers, the wildcards and the protected ranking players so only about 75 will get in automatically.PrincessFiona said:
Ah yes, that is true. But world 90 then? Kartal currently 63 but maybe not high enough when the draw was made?Callumcafc said:
It’s only 96. All seeds get a first round bye. Same with Indian Wells.PrincessFiona said:
128 start, so how did those with a top 100 ranking not get in the draw automatically?hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Dart and Kartal both fail to qualify for Miami Open. Fearnley and Harris in final qualifying round for men's event.0 -
Players certainly suffer once their ranking drops and they start having to qualify for events. Norrie made the main draw for both Indian Wells and Miami but his ranking has now dropped to 83 so he needs to start picking some points up.
Raducanu has been treated very favourably in terms of invites - not sure how she'd stomach having to play in qualifiers or Challenger events. This will be a make or break year for her...0 -
True about Raducanu. She needs to manage her game time, so getting invites is good but it might do her game and confidence more good playing more matches against people around her level.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Players certainly suffer once their ranking drops and they start having to qualify for events. Norrie made the main draw for both Indian Wells and Miami but his ranking has now dropped to 83 so he needs to start picking some points up.
Raducanu has been treated very favourably in terms of invites - not sure how she'd stomach having to play in qualifiers or Challenger events. This will be a make or break year for her...
She beat 2 players ranked above her at the AO then was smashed by Swiatek, as many others have been, though.
She hasn't done well since of course, but the only time (I think) she has been beaten by someone ranked lower than her was in Singapore - so all her other matches have been against players ranked above her, which is a tough call. Yes, she is capable on her day of beating players ranked above her, but it is not great for her confidence if she keeps getting beaten, even if it is by a player above her0 -
Fearnley through the qualifiers at Miami - hopefully gets a decent draw in the 1st round.3
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Billy Harris through to main draw as well at Miami joining Fearnley, Norrie and Draper.2
