John McENROE says what Jack Draper has done in the past 12 months, which he just finds “incredible”
Jack Draper made people talk about him after the start of the 2025 season.
Draper had never won a French open match before this year, but has now reached the second week.
The world’s number five particularly impressed in his last game, where Draper beat Joao Fonseca in two sets.
The next for Draper is Alexander Bublik, who could launch obstacles for the British player who seeks to reach the second major quarter of his career.
John McENROE says what Jack Draper in the past 12 months, which is “incredible”
Looking at the matches of the last 16 games at the French Open this year, the former world number John McEnroe made a great prediction on Draper.
While suggesting that Bublik could cause him problems, McEnroe also explained how impressed he was impressed by the rise of draper in the first five in the ATP ranking.
In these praise, McEnroe supported Draper to become Grand Chelem champion on several occasions and has made a big claim on his chances of Wimbledon next month.
“BUBLIK is actually super talented,” said MCENROE on TNT SPORTS. “He’s a big guy with a huge service. He has all the shots, super touches.
“Sometimes they ask him, hey, are you interested in may be in the top 10 or 20?” No, no, no. You know, I would prefer to fly under the radar, have fun, earn a game, earn a living while playing tennis. “Not the attitude you necessarily want to hear a tennis player who has the top 15 of the potential. But he is dangerous.
“Jack is locked up beautifully. This is the best I have ever seen Jack play. It is incredible how improved it is in my book last year, even on clay. I mean he looks great on clay, he’s great, guy.
“I think he will win majors, not majors, Wimbledon, he goes to the worst, it’s like the fourth favorite at the worst.
“It is certainly a guy who will, for me, probably more likely than all the other guys I mentioned, earn majors. I don’t think he’s still very ready here, but he gets closer terribly.
“I suspect that, you know, he was well educated about what to expect. I mean, any player is really, when you play Bublik, which will happen, so it makes him interesting, but I see him winning quite comfortably.”
Although there are great hopes for draper in Wimbledon, it is in fact its most efficient Grand Slam tournament after being unable to exceed the second round of its three previous appearances.
Jack draper vs alexander bublik tête-à-tête
Although Bublik seems to be a sort of threat to draper reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open, he never beat the Briton during the main tour.
None of these previous meetings were on Clay, with their last meeting on the hard courses of Adelaide last year.
Bublik has something to keep because he beat a 17 -year -old draper in Queen’s qualifications in 2019.
| Year | Tournament | Result |
| 2019 | Queen’s Club (qualification) | BUBLIK defeated draper, 6-2 1-6 6-3 |
| 2021 | Queen’s Club (R16) | Draper Beat Bublik, 7-6 (5) 7-6 (0) |
| 2024 | International Adelaide (SF) | Draper Beat Bublik, 7-6 (2) 6-4 |
BUBLIK had never won more than one match at the French Open before, and is only a victory to reach the quarter -finals.
Kazakhstani will face draper in the last match on the Suzanne-Lenglen court on Monday June 2.
