Jack Draper and Katie Boulter lead the way for British tennis as the number one ranked players.
Draper won the Indian Wells title after beating the likes of Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton.
As a result, Draper has been rewarded with a new career-high ranking of world number seven.
There are big hopes for what Draper could do next, as he looks to continue his ascension up the ATP rankings and challenge for major titles.
While Draper caught many people by surprise with his Indian Wells victory, Katie Boulter secretly had a feeling all along.
Katie Boulter shares what she has been saying about Jack Draper
Draper has dealt with a lot of injury struggles in recent years, something that Boulter knows about herself after dealing with a recent foot problem.
After returning to the WTA Tour for the sunshine double, Boulter spoke about her compatriot Draper winning the biggest title of his career so far.
“Broke inside the top 10 for the first time as well, very special moment for him, he’s actually working with my fitness trainer so we have been hearing a lot about how he’s been getting on,” Boulter told Sky Sports.
“And of course we watched, but yeah what an achievement, very happy for him, very hard-working and it’s really nice to see the results come from the hard work that he has put in.”
Boulter, who is currently sharing fitness trainer Matt Little with Draper, then revealed that she actually predicted this title run when speaking to her team.
“I hate to say this out loud, but I actually called it!” claimed Boulter. “Maybe not from the start of the tournament, but I did call it with my team. I felt like… he’s been building for a while now in the last few tournaments that he’s been playing, he’s been playing so well.
“You know it’s just a matter of time before his body kind of allowed him to be backing up these weeks and it feels like he has really done that, yeah I think very highly of him, so yeah I’m not surprised.”
Who are Jack Draper and Katie Boulter playing at the Miami Open?
There is little time for Draper to enjoy his Indian Wells victory, with attention swiftly redirecting towards the Miami Open.
Draper will be bidding for history in Florida, as he looks to become only the eighth man in history to complete the sunshine double.
However, the 23-year-old will have his work cut out for him, with an opening match against either former top 10 player Roberto Bautista Agut or promising teenager Jakub Mensik.
Cameron Norrie, who is playing Yunchaokete Bu in the first round, is one of three other British players confirmed to be in the ATP draw, with Jacob Fearnley and Billy Harris coming through qualifying.
Boulter will be the number one British representative in the women’s draw, as she looks to continue her comeback from injury.
The 28-year-old faces a tough opener in the first round, as she plays an American that Ons Jabeur has recently praised.
Emma Raducanu lost her only Indian Wells match, and is hoping for a change in fortunes as the only other British woman in the Miami Open singles draw.
The 2021 US Open champion will begin her Miami Open tournament in the first round against teenage wildcard Sayaka Ishii.
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