Chris Evert makes point about the state of tennis after Jack Draper and Mirra Andreeva win at Indian Wells

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Jack Draper and Mirra Andreeva have both just made huge statements on the ATP and WTA tours respectively, having both triumphed at Indian Wells.

Draper admits there is still room to improve after his Indian Wells success, where he beat Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2 in their final in the desert.

Andreeva has been likened to Carlos Alcaraz, with the Russian having defeated Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in their final.

Both Draper and Andreeva have achieved career-high rankings following their Indian Wells titles, with the former seventh and the latter sixth in the ATP and WTA respectively.

The Briton has climbed a huge seven places following his triumph, while the Russian is up five places after her brilliant tournament.

Chris Evert says ‘tennis is looking better than ever’ after Indian Wells finals

And both players have earned the praise of tennis legend Chris Evert, who also shared her verdict on the current state of the men’s and women’s games after the hard-court tournament in California.

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“Wow!” former world number one Evert wrote on X. “Mirra Andreeva and Jack Draper… Their future is right now and tennis is looking better than ever! Congratulations.”

Rod Laver congratulates Indian Wells winners Jack Draper and Mirra Andreeva

Both Draper and Andreeva really have come on leaps and bounds in recent times, with their final victories just part of their superb Indian Wells stories.

The British number one knocked out a long list of hugely talented players on his way to another career title, including second seed Alcaraz.

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And Russian teenager Andreeva, who remarkably is only 17, saw off top 10 players Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek before beating world number one Sabalenka.

It really is an exciting time for tennis, where the next generation of stars are quickly becoming the players to beat.

And their success also caught the attention of another legend in Rod Laver, who wrote on X: “Congratulations to Jack Draper and Mirra Andreeva on capturing the singles titles at Indian Wells.”

And tagging the BNP Paribas Open, he said: “Thank you for having me – it marked another exciting episode in tennis and I can’t wait to see what transpires in Miami.”