"Then you go by single digits": Former British number one backs Jack Draper to finish 2025 in top-10 in ATP Rankings

Former British number one, Greg Rusedski believes that young Jack Draper can finish in the top-10 in 2025. The 22-year-old is already regarded as one of the most talented players currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category.

Draper has had a fabulous year where he played his maiden semifinal of a Grand Slam in New York. The reigning world number 15 lost to the world number one Jannik Sinner in the last-four clash of the US Open with a score of 7-5, 7-6, 6-2. That’s not it as Draper also went on to lift his maiden ATP 500 title in Vienna where he defeated Karen Khachanov of Russia in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 7-5.

Draper’s most recent appearance was in the Parsi Masters where his journey ended in the quarterfinals where he lost to Australia’s Alex de Minaur with a score of 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. Former Britain’s number one Rusedski, who also played in the final of the US Open in 1997, has recently spoken to The Tennis Channel where he talked about Draper in detail. The 51-year-old stated that there is no reason why the Sutton-born star cannot finish in the top-10, even top-five in the ATP Rankings next year.

“He has game. Big lefty, big serve, unbelievable return, great strokes,” he said. “He has improved his transition game coming forward. I think he is one of those guys who is definitely going to be in the top 10 in 2025 and right now he is coming into form really well. Everybody doesn’t talk about his backhand. How good his two handed backhand is. There’s not really any weaknesses from the back of the court with the explosive forehand. If he can progress the way he did this year and then progress in the off season and get even stronger physically, watch out 2025. There is no reason why he can’t climb into the top five, the first 10, then you go by single digits.”