US Open: Jack Draper confirms break up with coach Wayne Ferreira forward of Grand Slam | Tennis Information

British No 1 Jack Draper has confirmed that he has break up with coach Wayne Ferreira forward of the US Open.

Draper kicks off his US Open marketing campaign in opposition to China’s Zhang Zhizhen on Tuesday – stay on Sky Sports activities Tennis.

He comes into the event on the again of a promising run to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open final week, however will play in New York after axing Ferreira from his coaching workers after simply 4 months collectively.

The 22-year-old, who made a formidable run to the fourth spherical final yr exhibiting he’s a menace on the American onerous courts, will revert to working solely with James Trotman.

“Wayne coming on board was obviously a good decision based on his value as a coach and he was experienced as a player but I’ve always been a player who likes to keep things simple,” stated Draper throughout his media convention at Flushing Meadows.

“I’ve by no means had that group dynamic earlier than the place I’ve obtained two completely different voices and two completely different coaches and I all the time needed Trots to be the one main what I used to be doing. I simply felt prefer it was not so simple as I favored and I needed one voice in my group and I really feel prefer it was most likely the suitable factor to half methods with Wayne and preserve it how I need it as a participant.

“That being said my time with Wayne has been amazing, I’ve learned a lot. I sort of got a lot of value from him. I think he’s an amazing guy and one who will continue to be a friend.”

Ferreira’s outcomes with Draper had been constructive, with the younger Brit upsetting Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s earlier than claiming the Stuttgart Open title whereas he skyrocketed up the rankings throughout their transient time working collectively.

“Some of that is the way Wayne saw my game and also a lot of it was the fact that I had to come through some tough losses, experiences where I’ve bene losing 7-6 in the third and not taking it to the opponent,” stated Draper.

“After the French Open I had a big mentality shift in thinking I’m not going to be the player I want to be unless I don’t really try and change myself. It’s all well and good somebody telling you that you have to change – you have to change yourself.

“I feel that was good timing with Wayne. I am a distinct participant and I am always making an attempt to be a distinct participant to evolve and get higher as a participant.”

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