Jack Draper vs Jenson Brooksby: Score and latest Queen's updates

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17 June 2025 2:05pm
2:05PM
Draper 2-3 Brooksby*
A few too many errors from Draper. He's just pushing it at the moment when a little more patience is required. Brooksby comes through another service game untroubled.
2:03PM
Draper* 2-2 Brooksby
After two months grinding on the clay and needing to hit extra balls to finish points, Draper will be pleased to be on the grass again and see his shots fly away from opponents. His power is one of the big reasons why he is a major contender for Wimbledon and he holds here to 15 comfortably.
1:57PM
Draper 1-2 Brooksby*
The reason for Brooksby's strange looking serve is the multitude of injuries he has had on his wrist and shoulder over the years. So fair play for finding something that works for him. Draper is yet to get to grips with it and Brooksby holds to love to take the lead.
1:55PM
Draper* 1-1 Brooksby
Draper's forehand is fine fettle so far. He drills a forehand down the line that's too hot for the advancing Brooksby, 15-15. Andy Murray Arena is not completely full. Plenty of empty seats at this stage of the match.
First double fault for Draper takes the game to deuce. But he holds with another powerful forehand down the line.
1:50PM
First set: Jack Draper 0-1 Jenson Brooksby* (*denotes server)
The American has the honour of serving first and we get a glimpse of his very unique service motion. He starts with the racket resting on the back of his neck and releases once the ball is tossed into the air.
It is the type of service action that you'd see at the park or local club. But it is clearly working for him as he holds to 15.
1:46PM
Here we go!
It's not Wimbledon so players can play in whatever colour they want and Draper comes out in a red and burgundy number.
The warm up has started and play should start very soon.
1:24PM
Draper back on the grass
Hello and welcome to coverage from Queen's Club as Jack Draper gets his campaign under way.
The Briton arrives at Queen's as the second seed at an ATP 500 tournament for the first time and will undoubtedly be a leading contender to challenge for the title.
'I look back on my clay court season as a whole and as someone who hasn't done that well on the clay I thought I embraced the surface very well and I improved a lot on it,' Draper reflected in his press conference ahead of the HSBC Championships.
'I got home, had a couple of days off then got on the grass. I was happy to get on a faster surface to be honest. In tennis you have to have a short term memory, you have to understand why you lost certain matches.
'I take it in my stride and obviously feel good coming into these next few tournaments.'
With Wimbledon less than two weeks away, Draper will want to have a strong week in west Kensington to boost his preparation.
'I think there's no secret I'd love to do amazingly well this week but Wimbledon would be a priority for me. I think it's always an interesting one, that first match or tournament on the grass, there's a lot of players who maybe aren't amazingly prepared.
'We've just come from a surface where we're grinding out points, having to win the point seven times on the trot to get one point. So, coming onto a fast surface, the margins are small but I'm feeling good and I'm ready to compete as hard as possible.
'It's a home tournament for me as well, so that's an added motivation for me to do well here as well.'