{"id":36711,"date":"2025-02-24T12:46:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T12:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=36711"},"modified":"2025-02-24T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T12:46:33","slug":"jack-draper-atp-ranking-career-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/jack-draper-atp-ranking-career-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Draper Reveals Peculiar New Hire on His Coaching Team After Breathtaking Run at Qatar Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest Jack Draper ATP ranking sees him reach his highest position yet after reaching the Qatar Open final, and the man himself says his ‘breathtaking’ run has literally everything to do with controlling his breathing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jack Draper Says Hiring a Breathing Coach Has Transformed His Game<\/h2>\n

Jack Draper’s game appears to be going from strength-to-strength as he tightens his grip on the ATP rankings.<\/p>\n

An extraordinary run in Doha was yet another example of his unrelenting stamina, as he battled back from a set down in both the quarter and semi-finals to set up a final showdown with new number nine-ranked Andrey Rublev.<\/p>\n

Although Draper’s capacity for strong-willed comebacks and gut-busting points is well-documented, so too is a pattern of eventually running out of steam when it matters most.<\/p>\n

Rublev managed to claim a convincing third set 6-1 to clinch the Qatar Open as Draper faded in the decider, but the man himself has revealed he has been working with a new coach to try and maximise his stamina.<\/p>\n

Draper, who has a history of dealing with injuries aggravated by long, drawn-out matches, has said struggles with his breathing has plagued him since he was young.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the ATP, the 23-year-old said: \u201cHistorically, I had a lot of problems with my sinuses when I was younger, and I suppose in tennis<\/a>, in sport, we’re always trying to look for the small percentages.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve realised over time that of course I need to focus on my physical improvements. That’s got better, and my physicality and everything has got better, but I felt like still sometimes I would get out of breath, or when I’m a bit anxious, I’d really struggle still.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I started to look into more of the other reasons potentially why and one of them was I’ve always had problems with my sinuses, so could it be that my breathing is maybe non-efficient?<\/p>\n

\u201cI realised that I was a real mouth breather, and so I looked into how I could start to maybe change functionally the way I breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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healthy jack draper is an UNSTOPPABLE FORCE \ud83e\uddb8\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/drkZQDmAAw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dee (@tifosasainz) February 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n