{"id":9220,"date":"2025-02-22T21:29:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T22:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=9220"},"modified":"2025-02-22T23:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T23:45:37","slug":"jack-draper-makes-admission-after-losing-qatar-open-final-to-strong-russian-tennis-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/jack-draper-makes-admission-after-losing-qatar-open-final-to-strong-russian-tennis-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Draper makes admission after losing Qatar Open final to \u2018strong\u2019 Russian tennis star"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jack Draper said Andrey Rublev was simply ‘too good’ in an admission after the final (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

British No.1 Jack Draper<\/a> made an admission after Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev beat him 7-5 5-7 6-1 in the Qatar<\/a> Open final on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Draper, world No.16, went into the clash against Russia<\/a>’s world No.10 Rublev as a slight underdog, looking to land his third-ever ATP Tour title.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old, who has been tipped<\/a> as the next Andy Murray<\/a>, clinched his first two ATP Tour trophies last year<\/a> in Stuttgart and Vienna.<\/p>\n

Draper battled hard in Qatar – but came up short in the end – admitting after the match that Rublev was simply ‘too good’ during their tense showdown.<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s been an amazing week,’ Draper said, with the 2024 US Open semi-finalist set to move up to a career-high world No.12 spot on Monday.<\/p>\n

‘Andrey was too good today. We played some tough matches this week and in the third set he was just a bit too strong for me.<\/p>\n

‘I\u2019m really proud of my efforts this week. Every day, I wake up and try to improve, so it\u2019s a testament to my hard work, I suppose.’<\/p>\n

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Andrey Rublev had kind words for Jack Draper after the match (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rublev had kind words for Draper following their close-fought final, with the Russian star winning the title in Doha for the second time in his career.<\/p>\n

‘It feels great,’ Rublev, who made headlines in 2022 for writing an anti-war message on an ATP Tour camera, said after his triumph over Draper.<\/p>\n

‘It was a lot of tough battles. It feels great I was able to go through and somehow win them.<\/p>\n

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Andrey Rublev ‘really likes’ Jack Draper as a person and player (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Bad luck and amazing week Jack and his team. I really like Jack as a person and I really like his game. <\/p>\n

‘He has a really, really great career and future ahead. He will win many great things. Keep working man. You deserve everything.’<\/p>\n

Draper has now reached a total of five finals on the ATP Tour and looks set for a huge future in tennis having already proven he is capable of playing in the latter stages of a Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows last year.<\/p>\n

The Briton was seeded eighth in Doha and produced wins over Jiri Lehecka, Matteo Berrettini, Christopher O’Connell and Alexei Popyrin on his way to the final.<\/p>\n

Draper will next be hoping to enjoy deep runs at the upcoming Indian Wells and Miami Open tournaments – two prestigious events which get underway in March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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