The latest news around British men’s tennis No 1 Jack Draper as he prepares to make his ATP Tour return…
Where is Jack Draper playing next?
Draper is set to make his return to the ATP Tour at the Dubai Championships, which begins next week, with defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alexander Bublik and Daniil Medvedev all in the field.
The draw features 32 players, with eight seeds, and it is played over five rounds with no first round byes.
Draper picked up his first win in six months at the Davis Cup as Great Britain swept past Norway in Oslo.
The British No 1 defeated Viktor Durasovic in less than an hour in the opening rubber, but did not feature again.
Draper was set to play the Rotterdam Open as his first ATP tournament back from injury, but he has since withdrawn.
Speaking at the Davis Cup, Draper confirmed: “While I am feeling positive about how my recovery is going I have been advised not to rush straight out and potentially compete in back-to-back matches.”
“As disappointed as I am not to be back out there, overall I am trending in the right direction,” declared Draper.
What is Draper’s current ranking?
Draper currently sits 12th in the ATP singles rankings having reached a career-high No 4 last year. He slipped out of the world’s top 10 in early January and dropped further down the rankings following the conclusion of the Australian Open.
Who is coaching Draper?
Jamie Delgado is the former coach of Andy Murray
Draper made public that he had hired Andy Murray’s former coach Jamie Delgado ahead of the 2026 season, with James Trotman taking a back seat.
Draper’s representatives were keen to stress that Trotman remained very much a part of the team but he has now made the decision to step back completely to prioritise time with his family.
Under Trotman, Draper won three ATP Tour titles, including the Masters 1000 crown in Indian Wells in March, while he made his major Grand Slam breakthrough by reaching the semi-finals of the US Open in 2024.
How has Draper done since Wimbledon?
He has played just one match since Wimbledon last summer because of bone bruising in his left arm, and announced ahead of the new season that he would not be fit for the 2026 Australian Open.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to compete, but I’ve stayed in a good place,” Draper said before heading out with the British team to Oslo. “It’s been tricky, lots of tough times, but that’s the sport I signed up for. You’re always learning, always growing. I’m happy to be back playing again.
“I just missed the buzz of competing, to be honest. I missed the thrill of playing in front of people, against great players and that winning feeling you can’t replicate in training. It’s going to feel great to get back out there again.”
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Jack Draper admits it feels ‘incredible’ to secure his first ATP 1000 Masters title at Indian Wells
Draper’s breakthrough victory at Indian Wells in 2025 included a win over Carlos Alcaraz but he was unable to complete the Sunshine Double after defeat in his opening match in Miami to Jakub Mensik.
In Madrid, he became only the second Brit, after Andy Murray, to make the final of that tournament.
Draper missed out on a second Masters 1000 title as he lost to Casper Ruud after three gruelling sets but he did hit the top five in the world rankings for the first time.
Draper’s third final of 2025 came in Doha in February, where he lost to Andrey Rublev in three sets.
In the Grand Slams in 2025, Draper retired against Alcaraz in the last 16 at the Australian Open, lost to Alexander Bublik in the fourth round of the French Open, was beaten by former finalist Marin Cilic at Wimbledon in round two and then withdrew from the US Open after one singles match because of his arm injury.
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