US Open: Jack Draper confirms cut up with coach Wayne Ferreira forward of Grand Slam

British No 1 Jack Draper has confirmed that he has cut 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 – reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis.

He comes into the match 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 laborious 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,” mentioned Draper throughout his media convention at Flushing Meadows.

“I’ve by no means had that staff dynamic earlier than the place I’ve received two totally different voices and two totally different coaches and I at all times 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 staff and I really feel prefer it was in all probability the best 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 have been optimistic, 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,” mentioned 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 believe that was good timing with Wayne. I am a special participant and I am consistently attempting to be a special participant to evolve and get higher as a participant.”

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