Jack Draper Press Conference | 2024 US Open Semifinal

[@njohnnyutah5812]

Champion’s mentality, no excuses, sees reality as it is, he will get a slam for sure if he can stay healthy, great lad.

[@CasparAbbott-cq8hy]

I saw him play against Zhizen Zhang in his first round match. Very calm and collected, and not distracted by the loud atmosphere.

[@huzcer]

Faced and beat ranks 41,64,74,39 and an injured De Minaur. That's quite fortunate by any measure for a run at a slam. May not see similar any time soon.

[@dorothysmith3205]

​@@huzcerHe win a Slam one day

[@huzcer]

@@dorothysmith3205 There is not much guarantee in that. Norrie and Kyle Edmund were lucky-draw slam semi finalists too once and look where they are. As a bit of perspective Murray at Draper's age had double digit numbers of titles won including multiple masters 1000 titles and that was the tough Big 3 era. Draper has 1 x ATP 250. Sinner is only a few months older than Draper and Sinner is already a late developer compared to the likes of Alcaraz.

[@luigibadiali9461]

Very intelligent and analytical guy, now I understand why he and Sinner are friends.

[@AllieB-11.11]

He went to a private school in Surrey, UK near me for a few years (same one as Tim Henman attended). So those kind of people have the education to come across well in interviews.

[@akio2730]

@Allie It also means he has a rich family, I suppose

[@leenieledejo6849]

​@@akio2730 He does and his dad, Roger, was president of the UK Tennis Association (LTA) for several years, as well as holding other top positions in UK sport. Props to Jack for working hard though.

[@adejames1960]

Classy interview..honest, and straight forward. So refreshing. Very proud of you Jack.

[@Nowhatsgoingon11222]

I can see why they’re friends: both are mature and smart. I love how they support each other no matter what True friendship

[@live2laugh567]

What a fighter Jack was today. Tough loss but he'll surely be back to a GS semi in the coming years.

[@Em.A07]

I hope he will one some day

[@youtubepremiumenjoyer]

absolutely no reason to believe that, jack didn’t even make it to the second week in 3/4 slams lol

[@mireafelder8194]

@@youtubepremiumenjoyer Jack is still half a year younger than Sinner. Sinner last year only made it to one semi-final (Wimbledon) and even lost to Altmaier (lol) in R64 Roland Garros.

[@youtubepremiumenjoyer]

@@mireafelder8194 sinner also had multiple titles and multiple slam second weeks lol

[@mostynf]

@@youtubepremiumenjoyerWhat a ridiculous comment. He’s still only 22, he had a lot of time off with injury problems so he’s still a relatively new player on the tour and he’s just now entering the world top 20. He pushed the world number one very closely for two sets. No reason to think he won’t be in the latter stages of slams again in the future.

[@kristaconley578]

He should be extraordinarily proud - he persevered and he's recognizing why he fell ill.

[@mycuteb]

Wow didnt know He was that well spoken and genuine, much Respect for the Game and speaking so openly about His struggle.

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

Recall, it took a while for Andy and Novak to get robust. He'll be fine.

[@sunmanyi3265]

"Sinner is very nice". You are very nice too, Draper! What a pair of two great players. Both of you gonna dominate for a long, long time.❤

[@huzcer]

Sinner is a top player. Remains to be seen if Draper can make it. Faced and beat ranks 41,64,74,39 and an injured De Minaur. That's quite fortunate by any measure for a run at a slam. May not see similar any time soon.

[@sunmanyi3265]

@@huzcer didn't you see the semi final? The first two sets could have gone either way. He will prove my point comes the AO when he beats the likes of Novak and Carlos if they cross his path.

[@huzcer]

@@sunmanyi3265 Sinner played his worst match all tournament and still won in straight sets. That's what I saw and the stats back it up. Sinner made more unforced errors per set in that match over any other. Norrie and Kyle Edmund were lucky-draw slam semi finalists too once and look where they are. As a bit of perspective Andy Murray at Draper's age had double digit numbers of titles won including multiple masters 1000 titles and that was the tough Big 3 era. Draper has 1 x ATP 250. Sinner is only a few months older than Draper and Sinner is already a late developer compared to the likes of Alcaraz.

[@sunmanyi3265]

@@huzcer Sinner's stats, worst match all tournament? Sinner Draper 65% First serve % 49% 77% Win % on 1st serve 67% 78% Win % on 2nd serve 56% 4/11 Break points 1/4 1 Tiebreaks won 0 56 Receiving points won 23 129 Points won 98 20 Games won 13

[@huzcer]

@@sunmanyi3265 most ue's per set

[@Lewythefly]

Jack, you earned a lot of fans during that match and this press conference, well done. You were playing great the whole tournament. I'll be looking out for your matches going forward

[@NamelessAzn388]

Definitely a Jack Draper fan now. What a battle, deserves the rest and get ready to win the next tournament

[@pacific559]

Here we have Jack beginning to understand the pressure that Jannik is under on the regular. Props to him for putting in the work today and looking forward to see great things from him

[@carlatuve4670]

I love so much your rise, your attitude on and off the field. Such a humble and wise guy. Congrats from Italy

[@Merro959]

Jacks had a great run this tournament, the journos pushed him to identify a weakness in Jannik and he was super respectful in response

[@ww9452]

He has no weakness if he's playing bums

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

@@ww9452 idiotic comment as usual from a casual

[@ruiegglestone7180]

@@ww9452 hey shut up and he’s trying

[@ww9452]

@@ruiegglestone7180 the truth hurts

[@FergusGrant]

@@ww9452 The truth can hurt but you're not telling it, you're just being sour like the journalist with the final question.

[@snookerstones]

He’s shown he’s got the fight that it takes - his time will come.

[@deanryanmartin]

Dear Jack Draper. A man like you who can admit his weaknesses openly is a man of humility and courage.

[@sherryamanpour1531]

Superb press conference! Winners stick together--great friendship..Jannik and Jack!

[@alloh2021]

For me, personally, Jack has such a soothing voice. It was like ASMR. Then, when he adds "mate" to the end of any sentence, it gives me life 😂

[@drjwashin]

wonderful personality.

[@mannydestura1466]

Draper is a great sportsman and high IQ,, all the more reason why Sinner likes his friendship.

[@elicastelli9728]

Very honest about his anxiety. Great tournament and huge potential - he definitely has a Slam or more in him, if he can stay fit over a long period. Reminds me of Shelton - I think he's better.

[@huzcer]

Faced and beat ranks 41,64,74,39 and an injured De Minaur. That's quite fortunate by any measure for a run at a slam. May not see similar any time soon. Shelton also had a fortunate draw last year and hasn't featured in any slam since

[@Frazius76]

But Shelton is a baby.

[@elicastelli9728]

​@@huzcer Fortune favours the brave. Nole has has easy draws at Slams. The draw is forgotten when you win. Does anyone remember or care about Raducanu's US Open draw. He's only 22 and Shelton 21. Exciting to watch and look forward to more. How's your game and ranking?

[@Casolo74]

Great guy, incredible talent. He will have the opportunity to win slams in the future. I became a fan when I first saw him in Stuttgart!

[@cathrynolley814]

Love Jack for his honesty .He tried his best very proud of you .

[@sarahtullamore1873]

What a classy way to end the interview. Well done Jack, you'll definitely go all the way - we believe in you!

[@elenapavone-rennie1801]

He played so well ! Jannik is a player that can find always a solution..

[@Fitness4London]

Jack Draper is an awesome guy. He's come such a long way in these last few years. So dedicated to his tennis, a real fighter, eloquent too. I look forward to seeing his aggressive game on the big stage for many years to come. Hopefully some grand slam victories will come his way in the next couple of years.

[@jelenabacic1935]

Draper can be proud of his run! He put up such a battle with Sinner. 👏

[@marissssss11111]

He is so sweet❤

[@tasaneewantanakul8382]

You did your best draper and just lovely personality !!!! Will back stronger👏✨️

[@Soulboy63]

Thanks to the US crowd , for showing Jack the love . Sort the sickness out Jack , you will be back with a bang . Going toe to toe with the best in the world z be very proud m8

[@Nat-le4um]

Congrats to Jack on an amazing week! He is young and surely will figure out the physical and mental obstacles. The more he will be deep in big tournaments, the more comfortable and confident he will be. Watch out when he does! He will be in many big semis and finals! He is so mature and super nice guy, which isn't that often at his age. Easy to cheer for him going forward!

[@XLilyWhiteVidsX]

Done the UK very proud - taken great strides this tournament, very well spoken and accountable. He will be back 🇬🇧

[@akio2730]

🇮🇹🙂

[@AshaNimo1]

@@akio2730shush

[@WKay-nd6ot]

Lovely comments. What a nice guy.

[@Frazius76]

Some brave and humble person there, no surprise he’s Jannik’s friend. Bravo!

[@Matthew9818]

Great fortnight for Jack . Played the world’s best and went toe to toe . Hope he can stay fit for the rest of the year and get his seeding up before Aus . Very proud of him .

[@lukeskirenko]

Draper actually looked like he had the edge in a lot of the ralies. Sinner's timing was a bit off, which presumably was related to the pressure he was put under. And along with the baseline power Draper showed great touch near the net.

[@huzcer]

Sinner didn't play well until the tiebreak in the 2nd set. But Draper triple double faulted in one game to hand the first set to Sinner. That's tragic at this level

[@coffeandbagels4003]

Yeah, no doubt him and Jannik are friends. Both respectful and mature, giving very well thought answers. Jack, I’m the biggest Jannik fan there is, but you just won a new fan whenever you will not be playing Jannik

[@piero334]

You got many new fans today and many of those will be Italian! Keep it up Jack!

[@mikepearson3226]

For me, Jack is the best English men’s player I have ever seen. His potential is huge imo. It’s too bad he ran out of salt’s yesterday against a more experienced and , at this time, the superior player. This was a tremendous performance and the experience for him is a win win for his career.

[@giovannibasile7534]

What a great and professional kid! I got to appreciate him more now after this great match and interview.

[@Labgorilla]

Having seen the match and this being the first time I’ve seen this player. It is obvious that Draper will win a major or more than one in his career. He has an enormously powerful game. Bit of experience and he will get used to the atmosphere. He has so many aspects of the game that he can and will Improve that will make him rise above many of the current players. He could overpower pretty much everyone within the next few years. Sinner and alcaraz and the rest of them better keep improving because this guy won’t let them stand still.

[@spongybone4071]

Not sure how you can assume that based on his career so far. He is not even top 20 and you're saying it's obvious he will win at least 1 major. Zverev and tsisipas haven't won one yet and they were both in top 5.

[@chihiro90]

@@spongybone4071 you never know, DV Zverev and Tsitsipas are the biggest choke on tour, Jack never seems to choke on big moments, his problems are more about fitness and endurance

[@neamhu-m479]

Jack has actually beaten Alcaraz this year

[@jameycollins725]

​@@neamhu-m479where was that at?

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

@@jameycollins725Queens

[@lukepatterson5367]

He has the game to go right to the top . Even though same age as Sinner is just a bit behind him with experience and handling the big moments. This match will only benefit him to become even better .

[@missrockafella9432]

Fantastic that we have such a promising new tennis star in Britain. One can't say that very often in this country! And he has been brought up in Surrey - like myself. Wishing you all the best Jack. Bless you.

[@zeejimi4044]

Jack is presently THE rising star of tennis ! With a little bit of luck he could have beaten Jannik here, and in the coming years he will lift a few big trophies. Great guy too ! 🎾👍🎾

[@troygaspard6732]

Hope this will spur him on to reach a Grand slam final soon. He reminded us of the intense pressure of the moment.

[@Dan0c]

I mean how can you not love him. He just wants to get better. Reminds me a little bit of thiem

[@Imperialbbuilding]

But better looking than thiem😅

[@ada5851]

​@@Imperialbbuilding Idk what you mean but to me Thiem is a total catch

[@terencewong4687]

@@ada5851I also think Thiem is way hotter though Draper isn’t bad 😂

[@Tiny_beggar]

Because he’s dishonest. Look at his match point at Cincy against Felix

[@ksc743]

​@@Tiny_beggar In the moment -a split second- it was impossible to tell. It happened right under the umpires nose. That's why umpires are there, to rule on these things.

[@Maliilse75]

Classy! And boy, is he handsome!

[@andrewmoores7166]

Great player, great guy. Hope he’s around for years to come.

[@matthewchan4847]

so honest and thoughtful

[@joannemoore3976]

Jack should be really proud of himself, 1st GS semi final and fought hard.

[@sunmanyi3265]

"I'm a few years behind" No Draper, you're a few steps from greatness!

[@BlueMortgage]

Jack is a great tennis player with great future and we will see him more on the semifinals

[@huzcer]

Faced and beat ranks 41,64,74,39 and an injured De Minaur. That's quite fortunate by any measure for a run at a slam. May not see similar any time soon.

[@francescadelogu5969]

You are a fighter and I wish you all the best for the future 💪🏼

[@diegomattia4806]

Great guy and a fantastic player with a bright future ahead of him!

[@garfunkelcohen2834]

Jack the uk is proud of you.

[@piero334]

Italy is proud of him as well! No jokes … ❤

[@seazestyt]

So much potential but he has to continue to work with his anxiety issues and fitness which I am sure he is working on it. Best luck .

[@Jalleur14325]

Yes. Jannik went through some issies like this and a great role model for him

[@paulelverstone8677]

Ahh, Jack - we're proud of you. You won respect today and for the 10 days previous. You don't walk away empty handed...

[@ytbruh4275]

Very inspiring from what he explained about experience lost as part of the process.

[@Indomitablespirit108]

Great lessons and you're paid well while you learn and mature!

[@marnieotto5353]

very impressed by this young man. i'm sure we will see a lot more of him.

[@horstfleischmann10]

You just have to like this gentleman. Left it all on the court against Jannik.

[@insanepolarbear]

I think Jack impressed many people this tournament.

[@JeanieM7475]

He did fight so hard, I'm sure he'll win a slam one day. Jannik says "he's a hard man to beat"

[@anthonyfoulkes1868]

brilliant effort and he will be back!

[@cookiekimbrough1927]

Jack is such a classy player and tough on the court!

[@LadyMul]

Well done Jack ❤

[@moheganson]

If Draper couldn’t get a set off Jannik I don’t see Fritz doing so And I’m American. Just realistic Fritz only shot is the crowd but Jannik is 🥶

[@Gavin1Ruff]

Great run, Jack. Be proud of your efforts.

[@ilpuro]

Congrats Jack

[@Em.A07]

Great tournament Jack 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@vatiammatri2660]

Really great match. He and his coach are impressive. Looking forward to seeing more from him down the road.

[@Freedomon832]

He is really strong 🎉. I Hope to see more of him lifting trophy.

[@Mario-xi7vr]

I salute this great guy and tennis player.

[@Max_Cherry]

Such a straight up bloke.

[@alessandroc.7407]

I'm a fan of Sinner. I was really annoyed by the latest Telegraph article about Sinner. I think it's truly miserable that such an important newspaper can publish such a biased article. Instead, hearing Draper say that Sinner's only weakness is being too kind pleased me enormously. I hope that in the future Draper can play at the same level as Alcaraz and Sinner, technically he is at the same level as them.

[@harryedwards9318]

Very honest Guy , such a hard sport

[@dellaroggia]

Yeah he has given away today everything to challenge Jannick, great fighter, congrats to Jack for his performance, will have a great future

[@kevorkaslanyan8388]

May be is too nice, what a nice dude! Hope he starts progressing faster.

[@iansmirna5183]

With what he showed throughout this tournament, I'd say if he improves his stamina and ability to maintain mental focus, he might join the team of this new generation that's gonna be the face of tomorrow's tennis.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

All the best Jack 💪

[@pietrooperti8862]

he should be proud of his match, in few months he will be in top five !! great player.

[@SusanneHRoberts]

Great accomplishment for Draper!

[@reluginbuhl]

I am impressed by his courage in being so open about being nervous! I can totally imagine how tough it must be at that level! He played great tennis!

[@beekmanschaeffer5189]

i think his biggest pressure was getting to the top of the game, now that he's there i think hes going to play more freely

[@missrockafella9432]

I have last night read that at last year's US Open Daniil Medvedev gave a very stark warning that players could potentially really suffer in the conditions at Flushing Meadow. One year later and this was EXACTLY what happened to poor Jack Draper.

[@Tom-Utd]

Jack will win one grand slam at a minimum. Great attidtude regarding where he is in his tennis career. Such a sharp rise in like he said his first proper year on the tour. Into top 20 if he improves on his net play and overheads he’d be an extremely challenging player to play. His ground strokes are too draw.

[@spongybone4071]

Let's see. That's a bit of a jump. Zverev and tsisipas haven't won one yet and they were both top 5. Medvedev was world no 1 and has been consistently in the top 5 for many years and has just 1 slam. It's not as easy as you're making out

[@yentemarien7032]

Jack is smart and hot, I love his accent so British love it

[@chihiro90]

It hurted to see him getting physically ill 😢😢

[@Dobrebrothersedits]

He has been influenced by the best Andy Murray to never give up Andy was a true warrior and now jack draper is a warrior he never gave up vomiting 3 times and yet never giving in you could see how much this meant to him

[@BusinessofGood]

Just read about the guy that won the hard rock 100 ultra. Trains like a competitive eater in order to keep the food and fluids down during the tough race. Maybe would help Draper

[@Aliceteacup]

A fantastic young player with a very bright future in the sport, possibly top 10.

[@unicounici3772]

I am Italian and a Sinner fan but I love this guy and I wish him all the best in life and in tennis.

[@itsmeprasad1987]

Great attitude

[@damarismaldonadorivera5037]

✨️YOU ARE AMAZING, KEEP GOING✨️

[@danyboy6343]

He have the capabilities to stay with Sinner and Alcaraz and compose another big three. (Maybe)

[@billybigtime2808]

Great effort no whinging. He will definitely win a slam

[@Jalleur14325]

Sinner also had some of these issies and Alcaraz cramped badly even as a gs champion, so its not anything that cant be overcome.

[@jabsdrahm.3232]

Jack you need to train at high altitude, training just at Roehampton is not enough

[@Merro959]

Agree and he also needs to train in heat and humidity. That’s impossible staying in London. He should take a training block in Florida or spend longer in Australian summer prior to AO.

[@conl7272]

Exactly. New York humidity can be easily overcome with practice.

[@jabsdrahm.3232]

@@conl7272 Murray trained in Spain in heat when he was young

[@antoinettekankindi6807]

​​@@jabsdrahm.3232Andy Murray had a home in Florida to do his training block there every year

[@Oliver-zi5gd]

People don't understand that london is a humid af place. 25°C in London is like 32°C in Spain

[@samvu4133]

Take a shot each time he says "you know" heh

[@pascalrolla]

Jack just needs to stay healthy and more great results will come

[@ErnestJones-o2g]

Is that a Detroit themed hat? Motor city is usually associated with Detroit