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Jack Draper up to career-high world ranking after Indian Wells win

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British tennis No1 Jack Draper insists he is hungry for more success after climbing to a career-high world ranking of seventh with the biggest title of his career at Indian Wells.

But the 23-year-old Londoner is refusing to set specific targets, reasoning that his first ATP Masters 1000 victory on Sunday showed that progress was a result of process.

ā€œItā€™s definitely a big moment for me, getting inside the top 10 and to win my first Masters title just adds to my inner belief and confidence,ā€ said Draper, who beat Holger Rune 6-2 6-2 in the final.

ā€œIā€™m not really thinking about any outcomes, ranking-wise or events-wise. I feel like I have achieved a lot in the last year and itā€™s been nothing to do with setting goals.

ā€œSetting goals and saying youā€™re going to do something, itā€™s important to believe it but if youā€™re not putting in the work and putting in the sacrifice and the days of consistency together, then youā€™re not going to achieve anything.

ā€œObviously I want to be a great player and I want to achieve amazing things in this sport but my main goal is keep on improving and keep on knuckling down.Ā 

ā€œI know there is a long way ahead of me. Iā€™m very ambitious. I donā€™t want to just stop here. I want to keep on going.ā€

Draperā€™s Indian Wells breakthrough saw him rack up wins over fellow rising star Ben Shelton, US No1 Taylor Fritz and, most impressive of all, four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz.Ā 

It followed a run to the final of the Qatar Open last month and builds on a strong 2024 in which he reached the US Open semi-finals and won ATP 250 and 500-level titles.

ā€œIt feels incredible to win here,ā€ he said. ā€œI have been watching this tournament since I was a young guy, watching all the champions play on this big court. It means the world to me, honestly, to be able to be a champion here.ā€

Draper is only the second Briton to win either the menā€™s or womenā€™s singles titles in the 50-year history of Indian Wells, the ATP Tourā€™s flagship event, after Cameron Norrie in 2021.

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