French Open 2025: What Jack Draper must do to bridge gap to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

It is the second time Draper arrives at Wimbledon as the British number one, but he will face even more scrutiny this time around.

Draper, who faced testing atmospheres against home favourites at the Australian Open and French Open this year, believes he will thrive with the crowd support behind him.

“Dealing with expectation when you’re playing well is quite easy because you use the crowd to fuel you,” Rusedski said.

“It’s when you’re not playing well, that’s what becomes difficult with pressure.

“You end up trying too hard and that never works work out well. You have to organically allow it to happen if you’re putting in the work, and Jack is doing that.”

Draper has struggled with anxiety in the biggest moments of his career and vomited on court during his New York semi-final against Sinner.

He sought advice from a breathing coach and now believes the sickness was not down to stress.

“I found out it was to do with the fact that I was taking lots of painkillers for an injury that I had. That wasn’t the anxiety,” he added.

“It’s weird – when I’m on the tennis court, it’s probably the place I’m least anxious.”