"I think very highly of him": Katie Boulter 'not surprised' to see Jack Draper lifting Indian Wells title

Britain’s Katie Boulter has revealed that she is ‘not surprised’ after seeing fellow countryman Jack Draper lifting the Indian Wells title. The 23-year-old, who is already regarded as one of the most talented players on the tour in men’s tennis in the singles category, secured the biggest title of his career on Sunday as he lifted the Indian Wells title after beating Denmark’s Holger Rune in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-2.

It was his first ATP 1000 title in his career. With that win, he becomes only the second British player after Cameron Norrie. He lifted the title in 2021 after beating Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. The result is a major turnaround for Draper, who, not so long ago, was struggling with fitness concerns.

Britain’s women’s tennis player Boulter, who also featured in the competition and was knocked out after losing in the round of 32 to Elena Rybakina in straight sets with a score of 6-0, 7-5, recently spoke to Sky Sports, where she stated that she was not surprised after seeing Draper lift the ATP 1000 title in California.

“Berth inside the top-10 for the first time as well. Very special moment for him,” she said. “What an achievement. Very happy for him. Very hard working and its really nice to see the results come from the hard work he puts in. I hate to say it out loud but I actually called it. May be not from the start of the tournament but I did call it with my team. I felt like he was building for a while. He was playing so well so it was just a matter of time before his body kind of allowed him to be backing up these weeks. It feels like he has really done that. Yea I think very highly of him so I am not surprised.”