"It was a big motivation to see Emma win" - Jack Draper on being inspired by Emma Raducanu

| by Drew Tate

Emma Raducanu is the biggest UK talent on the WTA Tour with Jack Draper being the biggest UK talent on the ATP tour and he's been inspired by her for a while.

Every young tennis fan was inspired by what Emma Raducanu did at the US Open because she proved it was possible to do. Many think something is impossible until somebody does it. Now everybody knows it can be done. Fellow pros have been inspired as well and her compatriot Jack Draper counts himself among them.

He explained:

“It was a big motivation to see Emma win. Inspired me for sure. 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. Not to the same extent maybe as the women’s game is a bit younger, so you can do that a bit younger, but definitely shows you can go from a tough place to an incredible place quickly”.

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Speaking about his breakout 2022 season, Draper said:

“I think the biggest thing has been that I have stayed injury-free. From 2019 I have barely been able to be on court and I have had quite a lot of bad injuries, so it is just about staying injury-free. It has been important to get my training right, training smart and looking after my body more. I know I have the tennis level and mindset to go far. I like to play aggressively and on the front foot, especially when I am in full flow."

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