{"id":1790540,"date":"2026-02-24T19:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1790540"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:00:53","slug":"can-jack-draper-win-a-grand-slam-and-break-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-duopoly-his-coach-weighs-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1790540","title":{"rendered":"Can Jack Draper win a Grand Slam and break Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner duopoly? His coach weighs in"},"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\">Can Jack Draper win a Grand Slam and break Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner duopoly? His coach weighs in<\/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\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Ewan West                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"24 Feb 2026 7:00 PM\" data-ps-date=\"24 Feb 2026 7:00 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1771959653\"><br \/>\n                            24 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-drapers-coach-grand-slam-hopes-breaking-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-duopoly\" 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-drapers-coach-grand-slam-hopes-breaking-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-duopoly\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to twitter\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjack-drapers-coach-grand-slam-hopes-breaking-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-duopoly\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to linkedin\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/send\/?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjack-drapers-coach-grand-slam-hopes-breaking-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-duopoly\" aria-label=\"Share to whatsapp\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjack-drapers-coach-grand-slam-hopes-breaking-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-duopoly\" aria-label=\"Share to flipboard\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"sm:hidden flex items-center space-x-5\">\n                        <a class=\"!text-share-icon hover:!text-share-icon-active flex items-center justify-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" aria-label=\"Follow Tennis365 on Google Search\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <button id=\"t365-article-share-btn\" class=\"mr-2 hidden h-6 w-6 appearance-none border-none !text-share-icon outline-none hover:!text-share-icon-active sm:hidden\" data-title=\"Can Jack Draper win a Grand Slam and break Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner duopoly? His coach weighs in\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" 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-Carlos-Alcaraz-Jannik-Sinner-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Draper, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\">                <\/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 with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Jack Draper\u2019s coach Jamie Delgado has discussed the British star\u2019s prospects of challenging Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner and winning a Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n<p>British No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jack-draper\">Draper<\/a> reached his career-high ranking of world No 4 in June last year after an excellent first half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>He was forced to end his campaign after the US Open due to a bone stress injury in his left arm and won his first match in over five months in Great Britain\u2019s Davis Cup tie against Norway earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old made his ATP Tour comeback with a straight-sets victory against Quentin Halys in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Draper, who won the 2025 Indian Wells Masters, has been identified as a player capable of threatening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> \u2014 who have won the last nine Grand Slams between them.<\/p>\n<p>In October, the Brit hired renowned coach Delgado, a former ATP player who previously worked with Andy Murray and Grigor Dimitrov.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/tennis\/news\/12110\/13508533\/it-could-be-jack-why-not-jack-drapers-new-coach-jamie-delgado-on-why-british-no-1-can-win-a-grand-slam\" target=\"_blank\">Sky Sports<\/a>, Delgado gave his verdict on whether Draper could be the player to break the Alcaraz-Sinner duopoly<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could be Jack. Why not? That\u2019s the way I\u2019m thinking and seeing it. That\u2019s the way he\u2019s seeing it as well. You never know who it\u2019s going to be but there\u2019s no reason why it can\u2019t be Jack,\u201d Delgado said.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/jack-draper-rankings-slide-comeback-dubai\"><strong>Jack Draper looking to avoid major rankings slide as he returns to winning ways in Dubai<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jack-draper-novak-djokovic-inspiration-goat-verdict\"><strong>Jack Draper hails \u2018proper inspiration\u2019 Novak Djokovic as he issues GOAT verdict<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s shown enough, already, for people to rightfully think it might be him. He went on a path of winning a 250 event, then 500, he won a Masters series, he\u2019s been in a semi-finals of a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has had wins over Carlos. I think the mentality side of it is important that he has had those results to give him confidence to maybe beat these guys in the biggest of matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On how long Alcaraz and Sinner\u2019s dominance could last, Delgado said:\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re obviously super young and you think it\u2019s going to go on for a while, but it\u2019s difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know they make it look very easy to be there and win these tournaments, but it does take a lot out of you and if you only drop five per cent, your mindset, your hunger, that edge that makes you win these tournaments, you could lose a few matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven in the last year or so, Grigor could have beaten him (Sinner) at Wimbledon and he struggled against Eliot Spizzirri at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are matches he can lose, but for someone like Jack, he\u2019s going to have to play very well, improve, and it could be nice if they dropped their level a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delgado also addressed whether Draper can win a Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always had that mindset with the players I\u2019ve coached to try and achieve something that they haven\u2019t before,\u201d said the Brit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not always easy when you\u2019re working with top players, but a Slam is something he obviously hasn\u2019t achieved yet. That is something that is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/atp-indian-wells-entry-list-ranking-points-prize-money-key-dates-2026\">ATP Indian Wells entry list, ranking points, prize money, key dates: Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic star<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Jack Draper win a Grand Slam and break Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner duopoly? 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