Wimbledon has got underway today and Tim Henman has been discussing the fortunes of Great Britain star Jack Draper.
The talented youngster will play at SW19 for the third time in the men’s draw this year and he comes into the tournament in confident spirits.
Recently, he dumped Carlos Alcaraz out of Queen’s before losing to Tommy Paul who would eventually go on and win the silverware.
Now, Draper will look to attack Wimbledon and try to make a name for himself at his home Grand Slam.
The 22-year-old has never gone beyond the fourth round of a major but the future looks bright and the second week should be in his sights here.
Ahead of his first match at Wimbledon, Henman has been discussing the fortunes of Draper and predicted how he might go over the next fortnight.
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Tim Henman predicts Wimbledon fortunes of Jack Draper
It’s time to feast on strawberries and cream, fill up the jug with Pimms and sit on Henman Hill cheering on the British performers at Wimbledon.
Henman knows what it takes to produce the goods at Wimbledon having reached the semi-finals on a number of occasions.
Draper will be hoping to be more Andy Murray and less Henman at Wimbledon as he goes in search of the title at some point during his career.
Ahead of Draper facing Swedish performer Elias Ymer, Henman has discussed how far he thinks the Brit can go this year.
He told BBC Sport: “I think you have to take into context not playing last year. He is pretty inexperienced for this event. But you look at his game and it’s moving in the right direction.
“He has brought that physicality and physical resistance. He is winning consistently at the highest level. So one step at a time, but it will be interesting to see in his section of the draw if he played Cam Norrie second round, an all-British encounter, which would be fun for all of us.
“But he can definitely look to get into the second week.”
Draper will take confidence to Wimbledon after Queen’s display
The young left-handed player is going to be some player in the future and at 22 there is time on his side.
Beating Alcaraz at Queen’s will give Draper some serious confidence, although that was over three sets.
Now, Draper has to flick the switch to prepare for a five-set tournament and he will be capable of doing that.
As a Great British player, Wimbledon will be at the top of his priority list and Draper would dearly love to cause a stir at SW19 over the next two weeks.
Naturally, he would need a bit of luck on his side to go deep into the tournament but the second week should be firmly in his sights.
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