Draper: I’m not good enough on grass
Raw honesty from Jack, who speaks brilliantly despite his obvious disappointment.
And he admits his game is not very well suited to the grass – despite his big frame and big serve.
Draper said: “I’ve been really disappointed with the way my game’s been on the grass this year, in all honesty.
“It has highlighted to me this year that I really struggled on the grass, in all honesty.
“I felt great on the hard, felt great on the clay. My game, I felt like there wasn’t many holes, whereas, as soon as I came onto the grass, I felt a big difference.
“I think the hole in my forehand showed up. It highlighted a lot of weaknesses in my game.
“Obviously, movement could have been better. There’s many areas of my game which I still really, really need to work on to be the player I want to be.
“I tried my best to adjust to the courts.
“I can for sure. I think there’s a bit of a misconception like, just ’cause I’m a 6ft 4ins lefty, I must be incredible on grass. I obviously won Stuttgart, but I haven’t had loads of experience on it.
“I don’t think I played incredibly well on it before. Obviously I’ve never gone past the second round here. Some players find it harder than others.
“It’s just hard to find that time because we don’t have a lot of time to play on grass throughout the year.”
