Naomi Osaka’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou on why he thinks ‘mature’ Jack Draper has ‘no limits’
Naomi Osaka’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou on why British No 1 Jack Draper has a bright future ahead of him; Watch all the ATP and WTA action on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app
Naomi Osaka’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou has praised a mature Jack Draper for being more “disciplined” and feels the British No 1 has “no limits” heading into 2025 following his Vienna waltz at the weekend.
Draper continued his upward trajectory by winning the Erste Bank Open to claim his maiden ATP 500 title – the biggest title of his career.
The 22-year-old, who reached the US Open semi-finals in September, capped a fabulous season with Sunday’s straight-sets success over Karen Khachanov.
Legendary coach Mouratoglou, who worked with tennis great Serena Williams for a decade and, more recently, has been helping guide four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, told Sky Sports: “I think he’s a great player. Last year when he won Ultimate Tennis Showdown [UTS], I think he played incredible tennis the whole three days.
“I feel that now he’s much more mature in terms of his game, his game plan, his game style. Everything looks much more mature. And when you see him win in Vienna, you don’t feel he plays out of his mind. It’s his level. So I think he improved a lot this year.
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“I think the big challenge for him now is to stay injury-free because he’s been injured a lot for someone so young.
“If he manages to stay injury-free then I think he’s definitely a top-10 player and a player that has huge weapons and potentially has no limits.”
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