{"id":1759208,"date":"2026-02-06T19:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1759208"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:00:18","slug":"player-who-could-beat-carlos-alcaraz-and-jannik-sinner-named-by-former-wimbledon-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1759208","title":{"rendered":"Player who could beat Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner named by former Wimbledon champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Player who could beat Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner named by former Wimbledon champion<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/kevin-palmer\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Kevin Palmer                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"06 Feb 2026 7:00 PM\" data-ps-date=\"06 Feb 2026 7:00 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1770404418\"><br \/>\n                            06 Feb 2026 7:00 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jack-draper-comeback-alcaraz-sinner\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjack-draper-comeback-alcaraz-sinner\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jack-Draper-fist-pump-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Draper in action\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Jack Draper celebrates                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> have separated themselves from the pack in men\u2019s tennis over the last couple of years and now the player many believe can disrupt their domination is on the way back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jack-draper\">Jack Draper<\/a> made his long-awaited return from injury in Great Britain\u2019s Davis Cup tie against Norway and now he is set to play in next week\u2019s ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam, as he looks to step up his comeback programme.<\/p>\n<p>Draper has been struggling with an arm injury since last summer and only played one match after Wimbledon in 2025 before pulling out of the US Open in August.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to Tennis365, former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash suggested Draper is the player who has the firepower to rattle Alcaraz and Sinner, with his wins against the first of those two in recent years highlighting his quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear that Alcaraz and Sinner are ahead of the rest by a good way, but Jack Draper is the player I believe can trouble them,\u201d Cash told Tennis365.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jack-draper-comeback-honest-confession-davis-cup\">Jack Draper makes an emotional confession as he returns after an absence of 164 days<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/rotterdam-open-2026-entry-list-prize-money-points-zverev-draper-alcaraz-withdrawal\">Rotterdam Open entry list, prize money, ranking points, key dates: Who is playing after Alcaraz &amp; Zverev withdrew?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got that big leftie serve, a massive forehand and a good all round game. You could see how it was all coming together for him before he got the arm injury, which was a real shame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he can keep himself on the court for long enough, I really feel like Draper could be the player to challenge Alcaraz and Sinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Draper was forced to abandon plans to play in the Australian Open, but is now on the way back and relishing the chance to perform on the big stage once again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve really missed competing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time, but I\u2019ve learned a lot of things. It\u2019s been a very difficult injury for me, but it\u2019s good to be back here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing staying afloat because we\u2019re used to being 100 miles an hour on the road, and then all of that gets taken away from you, the buzz of competing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re kind of like in a hole and you need to get yourself out of that hole somehow, especially with a long injury. There\u2019s not been just one moment but many moments where it\u2019s been very, very difficult, not only myself but my team and my family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that\u2019s where you\u2019ve got to stay strong, you\u2019ve got to keep on going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that I\u2019m very grateful to live the life that I have and I\u2019m very motivated for the future as well. That\u2019s the one thing that\u2019s kept me going is to keep in mind that I do have a big vision for myself, and I know that time will come again, but I have to keep on persevering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first got it [latest arm injury], I didn\u2019t know much about bone stresses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d heard they\u2019re quite nasty to deal with, but I\u2019d never really understood it and then quickly realised it\u2019s not like a hamstring or a bad ankle or something where you know the timeline for your recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of those things where it\u2019s just your body naturally goes at the right time, and it\u2019s just been quite a lot of setbacks, quite a lot of adjusting to the load.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s in my left arm and I have to hit a serve at 135 miles an hour. It\u2019s not easy to get it to the point where it\u2019s good again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s ultimately like the injury needs to recover, but then also you need to get it to the point where it can manage the load of what you\u2019re doing on the tennis court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, with me, that\u2019s hitting hard forehands and hard serves. It\u2019s a lot of load and that takes a long, long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know a few people who\u2019ve had the same injury, and it\u2019s a long, drawn-out process and it\u2019s not easy to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/leading-injury-expert-jack-draper-smart-decision-australian-open-comeback\">Jack Draper skipping Australian Open was \u2018smart decision\u2019 \u2013 leading injury expert ahead of Brit\u2019s comeback<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Player who could beat Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner named by former Wimbledon champion Kevin Palmer 06 Feb 2026 7:00 PM Jack Draper celebrates Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have separated themselves from the pack in men\u2019s tennis over the last couple of years and now the player many believe can disrupt their domination is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1759208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1759208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1759208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1759208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1759208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1759208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1759208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}