Jack Draper is competing at the Wimbledon Championships as Britain's number one this year.
Jack Draper leaves the practice courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ahead of the Wimbledon championships
His mother, Nicky, who is a tennis coach at Parkside School in Cobham, acknowledged that “things have intensified a bit” for her son. Meanwhile, in a BBC interview, Jack admitted that to be a professional tennis player, “you have to be a bit nuts”. By the time Jack was five he was being coached by Justin Sherring at Weybridge Tennis Academy, who would visit his young protégé twice a week at Parkside School for tennis lessons.
His maternal grandmother, Brenda, introduced the family to tennis, while grandfather Chris describes himself as “obsessed” with Jack's progress. Even Ozzie the dog helps out, according to the family. He added that "part of the reason I’ve got to this stage is that I’ve been fortunate enough to have an older brother I was able to hit with and compete against - have that sibling rivalry.
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