Tennis
Jack Draper makes ‘mental and emotional’ admission after fiery Carlos Alcaraz loss
Jack Draper was ‘disappointed’ in his Italian Open defeat to Carlos Alcaraz and downbeat about how he fared ‘from a mental and emotional point of view’. The Brit came down hard on himself in a frank assessment of his efforts after losing 6-4 6-4 in the quarter-finals in Rome.
It’s been all go for Draper over the past three weeks. He played six matches in Madrid, where he lost to Casper Ruud in the final, and then had only five days to recover before he was back out on the clay against Luciano Darderi in Italy. Draper made light work of his first two opponents, but his three-set win over Corentin Moutet on Tuesday was a taxing affair.
