Jack Draper, like many other British players, looks up to Andy Murray, and he recently talked about the Scot's impact on him.
Jack Draper is the future of British tennis alongside Emma Raducanu, and the country has high expectations of them. On the men's side, Draper will step into big shoes once Andy Murray retires, as he set the bar pretty high.
It's not something that scares the young Brit as he grew up watching Murray, so he's fully aware of everything he ever did. Most of those achievements were followed by Draper on TV, and he wants to do the same things: winning Wimbledon, the Olympics, and all the other tournaments.
He helped me before I even knew him; he's the one inspired me to so want to achieve great things in tennis. I remember watching him win Wimbledon in 2013. I remember him winning the Olympic Games in 2012, and when he played mixed doubles.
Speaking further to Laura Robson of Sky Sports, Draper continued to rave about Murray, who, outside of the top three, has been the best tennis player in recent memory. The greatest tragedy of Murray's career is that he actually played during the Big Three era because he would have had far more trophies.
But there are some positives as well because his legacy is greater because he did all of what he did during that era. To Draper, he's just someone special and inspirational.
He's just someone who has been so inspirational for me and, through his injury, his message of overall discipline and everything is amazing. But, more importantly, we all know within British tennis that even though he's a champion, he is also a very humble down to earth, kind, funny guy. That's a real lesson in itself.
This is a big year for Draper who aims to become one of the best in the world.
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