Andrea Petkovic suggests whether she thinks Jack Draper is capable of winning Wimbledon

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Andrea Petkovic thinks Jack Draper may struggle at Wimbledon after examining his loss at the Miami Open.

23-year-old Draper won the biggest title of his career when he defeated Holger Rune to win the Indian Wells Masters.

He entered the tournament in Miami with a chance to become the eighth man to complete the ‘Sunshine Double’.

But Draper suffered an opening round exit to eventual Miami Open champion Jakub Mensik, which has been analysed by Petkovic on the Rennae Stubbs podcast.

Why does Andrea Petkovic think Jack Draper may have problems at Wimbledon?

Following his Indian Wells success, Stubbs predicted Jack Draper would lift the Wimbledon title.

But her frequent guest on her podcast Andrea Petkovic took an opposing view, and used Draper’s loss to Mensik in Miami to explain why she thinks he could struggle at Wimbledon.

“I think actually, I don’t know how he moves on clay but if he can figure that out,” the German said on the Rennae Stubbs podcast. “He has that heavy forehand but he gets rushed, that was the problem against Mensik in Miami. I think who is the happiest about Mensik making the final? Jack Draper.

“He was like ‘Oh my God I win Indian Wells but lose first round’ but he lost to Mensik who ended up making the final, so that was not a bad lose at all.

“But Mensik has one of the best backhands down the line, like all Czech players do for some reason, and he rushed Jack’s backhand in general.

“He rushed Jack a few times into the forehand because he has this heavy spin, he needs to get under the ball, and you could see him a few times. They played on Grandstand which was so fast.

“So that’s why I think he will have more trouble at Wimbledon than other places, but do I think he can win a major title? Absolutely.”

What is Jack Draper’s Wimbledon record?

Draper has competed at Wimbledon three times throughout his young career.

The British number one made his main draw debut in 2021, and he took on Novak Djokovic in the opening round.

Draper managed to win the first set against the Serbian, who was chasing his sixth Wimbledon title that year.

But Djokovic turned proceedings in his favour and claimed a four-set win to begin his campaign, before going on to win the title.

Draper reached the second round in 2022, and matched that result in 2024, where he lost to compatriot Cam Norrie.

Draper was absent from the 2023 edition of the event due to a shoulder injury, and he will aim to be fit and aim for his best run yet at SW19 this season.