Jack Draper's coach James Trotman reflects on 'phenomenal' start to year on Challenger Tour and improvements

Streaking has been a theme so far in 2022. Rafael Nadal compiled one of the best unbeaten starts to a men’s season in the Open era, going 20-0 before losing to Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells final. Iga Swiatek tore through the women’s game with a 17-match winning streak earning her three successive WTA 1000 titles and launching her to world No.1 And then there’s Jack Draper, who has also grabbed himself a piece of history by becoming the first player to win four ATP Challenger events in the first quarter of a season.

Ad/> Draper, 20, introduced himself to the mainstream last summer when he took a set off Novak Djokovic in the opening match of Wimbledon. A foot injury stymied his post-Wimbledon development somewhat, but this year he has been soaring, a 22-2 record on the second-tier Challenger Tour, including a 15-match winning run, pushing him to a career-high No.124 in the ATP rankings. He’s also up to third in the Race To Milan standings, behind only top-15 pair Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as the best 21-and-under players of the season so far.

Roland-Garros'Positive for him' — Why Evert believes Nadal injury time off is 'a bonus'3 HOURS AGO “It’s exceeded expectations for sure,” Draper’s coach James Trotman tells Eurosport. “After he won his first Challenger at the start of the year we were having a conversation and spoke about how there’s one thing that’s certain with tennis: there’s always a winner and a loser. You can’t hide from that.

I said ‘look if you have three weeks this year when you don’t lose you have had a really good year in my view'. He’s obviously gone four weeks already and we’re only in March. Norrie backs Draper for top 10 after Miami win Clay power rankings: Who are the players to beat? “It’s