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Telegraph
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Jack Draper vs Mattia Bellucci at the French Open, live: score and latest updates
Draper's rise to world No 5 Since starting 2024 outside the world's top 50, Jack Draper has enjoyed a sensational rise to the top of the game in the last 18 months, now the British No. 1 and ranked fifth in the world. The 23-year-old has claimed three ATP titles in the last year, the first of which came at the Stuttgart Open in June 2024 as he became the new British No 1. Draper then triumphed at the Vienna Open in October before winning the biggest title of his career in March as he claimed the ATP Masters 1000 of Indian Wells, which is often dubbed the 'fifth slam'. Between his first two career wins, Draper became the first British male to reach the semi-finals of the US Open since Andy Murray in 2012. His run to the final of the Madrid Open at the start of this month saw him break into the world's top five for the first time in his career.
Telegraph
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Katie Boulter vs Carole Monnet: Score and latest updates from French Open
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Katie Boutler vs Carole Monnet in the first round of the French Open. The British No 1 is bidding to win her first ever singles match at Roland Garros – this is her second appearances in the main draw. Boulter's season has been interrupted due to injury – the world number 38 has overcome a foot injury that sidelined her for two months after the Australian Open in January. The British No 1 will be looking to build momentum on clay. She won her first career title on clay at the 125K Paris tournament earlier this month – defeating Chloe Paquet 3-6,6-2,6-3. However, her grand slam form is not so good as she was knocked out in the first round of Roland Garros last year and is aiming for maiden victory at the tournament. Her hard-court form has helped her to reach top 40 in the WTA rankings and has become British No 1. The 28-year-old is now world No 38 with her national rivals Emma Raducanu (43) and Sonay Kartal (53) close behind. However, Boulter has said that staying British No 1 is not 'not my goal' before she bids to win her first ever singles match at the French Open. 'I feel like I have ticked that goal of being British No. 1. If my ranking is going in the right direction, I'll remain there. If not, great. The other girls are doing really well. I want to see Emma and Sonay and anyone else pushing me in the rankings. I want that because ultimately it means I've got to get my ranking up to hold that spot. 'My primary focus is going to be on myself. I take being British No 1 as a privilege, but at the same time it's not my goal. It's not something that I want to put down on a piece of paper and say that I've been that for 10 years. 'It's a privilege to be that, but I want to get my ranking back up to where it was. I think at the end of last year, obviously my career high of the lower 20s, that's where I want to be, then pushing on from there. 'I do want to stress that being British No 1 is a privilege and I always take that role with, yeah, a lot of happiness. But at the same time it's not my goal.' Now, the British No 1 will face Carole Monnet. She is currently outside the top 200 in the WTA ranking. The French wildcard secured three straight-set wins in the qualifying rounds to reach the main draw. This will be the first-ever meeting between both players in the main tour. Stay with Telegraph Sport for the latest updates.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Why tennis insiders are convinced British No 2 Jacob Fearnley will become 'one of the best in the world'
'The public don't know much about him yet,' said Jack Draper in Madrid last month, 'but I think he can be one of the best players in the world.' The British No 1 was talking about the British No 2, Jacob Fearnley, and if the man on the street doesn't know much about the Scot, those inside the game only know a little more.
Times
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Times
Jack Draper falls just short against Carlos Alcaraz at Italian Open
For all the progress made by Jack Draper on clay courts in recent weeks, a 6-4, 6-4 quarter-final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz left the British No1 conceding that he is still learning the 'chess' game required on clay. After reaching the final of the Madrid Open ten days ago, Draper had battled fatigue and struggled to find his best form in Rome and, although he was highly competitive against Alcaraz, the world No3 always had the edge, completing victory in one hour and 37 minutes. Draper, the world No5, was facing a player whose prowess on clay enabled him to win his first French Open title last year. Although Alcaraz had not been at his sharpest in the early rounds in Rome, having missed the
