US Open 2023: Jack Draper faces Andrey Rublev in New York last 16

Jack Draper is the lone British subordinate near successful the US Open singles

It is testament to Jack Draper's quality that everyone you inquire astir the 21-year-old Briton says determination is simply a precocious barroom to his potential.

Draper rapidly climbed the satellite rankings past twelvemonth to scope a career-high 38th successful January, but his advancement since has been stalled by the latest successful a agelong enactment of injuries.

A enarthrosis occupation adjacent threatened his information astatine this US Open, with Draper saying determination was a "70-30" accidental helium would not play the last Grand Slam of the season.

Yet Draper has showed beardown resoluteness to enactment those fears down him, with the reward an awesome tally to the past 16.

On Monday, helium volition purpose to scope the quarter-finals erstwhile helium takes connected Russian eighth effect Andrey Rublev astatine astir 18:30 BST.

"At the commencement of the week, determination was existent interest astir my body," said Draper, who has dropped extracurricular the world's apical 100 during his lay-off.

"With the twelvemonth I've had, determination was uncertainty whether I'd beryllium capable to play 1 match.

"But erstwhile I americium playing, I'm not conscionable blessed to beryllium present and beryllium blessed to play. I'm a rival erstwhile I get into the matches. I privation to triumph everything."

'Nobody realises however hard it is to travel backmost from injury'

A assured and assured quality who does not person a hint of arrogance, Draper backs himself against immoderate opponent.

Notable victories against top-10 players Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger-Aliassime helped his crisp emergence astatine the backmost extremity of past year.

Draper besides took a acceptable disconnected 22-time large champion Rafael Nadal astatine the Australian Open earlier retiring with cramping.

Further chances to trial himself against the precise champion person been rare.

The enarthrosis wounded suffered astatine the French Open derailed Draper's advancement again, with the dejected youngster telling the British media helium "hated being the feline who is injured a lot".

The musculus teardrop kept him retired until past period but, successful conscionable his 2nd lawsuit back, helium suffered a akin issue which near him a uncertainty for the US Open.

Draper has mislaid some of his erstwhile matches against Rublev, with the defeats coming past twelvemonth successful Madrid and Washington

Fellow British subordinate Dan Evans said Draper reaching the past 16 of a large for the archetypal clip aft truthful small lucifer enactment showed what "a people player" helium was.

Katie Boulter, who besides suffered fittingness issues earlier warring backmost to go British fig 1 this year, agreed.

"It is truthful impressive. I don't deliberation anyone understands however hard it is to travel backmost from an injury," she said.

Draper said helium was "very proud" of however his assemblage has held up astatine Flushing Meadows.

"I've not been capable to advancement arsenic overmuch successful [Grand Slam] tournaments arsenic I'd like," helium said.

"Hopefully I tin support going. Andrey is an unthinkable subordinate and similar anyone who you play successful the 4th round, he's playing bully tennis and feeling bully retired there."

Leaving location a coping mechanics successful 'mentally challenging' year

While Draper is inactive breaking done astatine the highest level, helium has been good known successful British tennis circles for a agelong time.

Draper's parent Nicky - who helium credits arsenic 1 of his biggest influences - is simply a manager and erstwhile inferior champion, portion begetter Roger was the main enforcement of the Lawn Tennis Association.

Off the court, Manchester United instrumentality Draper has a keen involvement successful shot and, talking to BBC Sport successful January, said helium is happiest hanging retired astatine location with family, friends and his labradoodle Aussie.

He described himself arsenic a "big household guy" who loves being a "normal 21-year-old" erstwhile helium is backmost successful the UK.

In March, Draper moved successful to an flat successful London with chap British subordinate Paul Jubb.

Developing independency and learning however to bash household chores has helped supply a distraction from what helium describes arsenic "a mentally challenging year".

Jubb has been recovering from an ankle injury, with the brace keeping each other's spirits up done arduous periods of rehab.

"We've got done the process together, I suppose. He's 1 of my champion friends and we support each different conscionable right," Draper added.

"We support reminding each different it's a agelong travel ahead, we're some young and it's each going to travel unneurotic astatine immoderate point."

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