Jack Draper faces tough opposition as Battle of the Brits returns

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Jack Draper is an 18-year-old talent from Britain and the boy’s singles runner-up at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships

Jack Draper faces tough opposition as the Battle of Brits returns at the end of this month.

Ranked 285th in the world, 18-year-old Draper, was runner-up at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships boys’ singles final.

Jack Draper of Great Britain in action during the men's doubles first-round during the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 03, 2019 in London, England.
Jack Draper in action during the men’s doubles first-round during the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. (Getty Images)

He was awarded a wildcard to the 2019 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles tournament and the singles qualification. However, he lost in the first round to Japanese Yasutaka Uchiyama.

Meanwhile, the Battle of Brits is an all-British event, hosted by Jamie Murray, the elder brother of former World No.1 Andy Murray.

The event will take place behind closed doors at the National Tennis Centre from June 23-28. It runs with two round-robin groups before a knockout semi-final and final.

Draper is teamed alongside British No.1 Dan Evans, Cameron Norrie, and Jay Clarke in the Greg Rusedski Group and will see upcoming stars Draper and Clarke tee off against each other for the first time.

Murray’s return to competitive tennis

The Battle of the Brits will also witness the return of Andy Murray to competitive tennis and will see him take on Kyle Edmund in the group stage. Murray joins Edmund, James Ward, and Liam Broady in the Tim Henman Group.

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Murray was hoping to have been back on tour in April. However, he faced a major setback as the tennis calendar got wiped out due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Doubles specialist Jamie is paired with Davis Cup team-mate Neal Skupski. He will face Evans and Lloyd Glasspool, and Liam Broady and Norrie in the Paul Hutchins doubles group.

In the other doubles group named Cathie Sabin, Edmund and Draper go head-to-head with Dom Inglot and Clarke, and Joe Salisbury and Jonny O’Mara.

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