Big-serving left-hander is seeded for first time at a grand slam after breakthrough win against Carlos Alcaraz
There may have been some indifferent football from England and Scotland in the Euros, and Andy Murray may be straining to be fit enough for one last Wimbledon, but there is at least good news for British sports fans in the emergence of Jack Draper.
Last week at Queen’s the British No 1 beat Carlos Alcaraz, the defending champion, in the second round. It was a breakthrough win for the 22-year-old left-hander, whose thunderous serve put Alcaraz – who won the French Open just under three weeks ago – always on the back foot. Like Alcaraz, whose forehand often draws gasps from the crowd due to its power, Draper had fans oohing and aahing as he sent down 135mph bullets.