Jack Draper’s chances at the French Open have been rated by two-time junior Grand Slam champion

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Jack Draper has made a positive start to his clay court season after beating Marcos Giron at the Monte Carlo Masters.

Draper is at a career-high ranking after some impressive results so far this season, and is looking to continue that throughout the clay season.

The Brit’s biggest moment of the year and his career so far came last month, with Draper winning Indian Wells after beating Holger Rune in the final.

Although Draper is more familiar with hard and grass courts, there is now some discussion surrounding his potential on clay.

Jack Draper’s French Open chances rated by Liam Broady

Draper dismissed world number 45 Giron in just over an hour, winning 6-1 6-1, to obtain his second ever Monte Carlo Masters match win.

This got plenty of people talking on social media, including Draper’s compatriot and two-time Grand Slam junior doubles champion Liam Broady.

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Broady appeared to be in disbelief at how well Draper was playing.

Broady wrote, “The set of tennis I have just seen Jack Draper play. Wow.”

This was followed up by a series of replies, including one fan already looking ahead to Draper’s grass court season and potential Wimbledon chances.

However, Broady did not want to overlook Draper at Roland Garros, predicting the world number six to have a good tournament.

“I’m excited for him at RG [Roland Garros],” said Broady. “I think he could have a really good run.”

How has Jack Draper performed at the French Open in previous years?

Despite Broady’s faith in Draper, if he is to do well at Roland Garros this year he will have to do something that he has never before.

Draper has made two main draw appearances at Roland Garros in his young career so far, losing in the first round on both occasions.

In 2023, he was struggling with a shoulder injury, while last year Draper was beaten by qualifier Jesper de Jong.

Following his latest victory over Giron, Draper has now won 10 matches on the main ATP Tour on clay.

However, Draper still has a negative win-loss record on clay, having lost 11 of his 21 matches on the surface.

Draper will look to continue to improve his record on clay when he plays his next match at the Monte Carlo Masters against either Tomas Martin Etcheverry or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.