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         <button id=\"t365-article-share-btn-hidden\" 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=\"Jack Draper makes \u2018struggling with confidence\u2019 comment after Novak Djokovic Indian Wells Open win\"><\/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\/03\/Jack-Draper-backhand-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Draper hits a backhand in Indian Wells\">                <\/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 hits a backhand                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Jack Draper candidly admitted he is \u201cstruggling with confidence\u201d in his game after his victory against Novak Djokovic at the 2026 Indian Wells Open.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 14 fought back to clinch a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) win over third-ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Djokovic<\/a> in a captivating last 16 showdown at Tennis Paradise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jack-draper\">Draper<\/a>, who is the defending champion in Indian Wells, was playing only his sixth match since making his comeback from a bone injury in his left arm in February.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his return in Great Britain\u2019s Davis Cup tie with Norway at the start of last month, Draper had not played a match since he pulled out of the US Open in August.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky Sports after his first win over 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, Draper described playing in Indian Wells as a \u201cblessing\u201d after the \u201chell\u201d of his injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a little bit overwhelmed right now, to be honest,\u201d said the Brit. \u201cJust to be here in Indian Wells, I was saying to the guys in my team last night that, to be here is a blessing after the hell I\u2019ve gone through with the arm injury I had.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be out here, to play against Novak, someone I\u2019ve grown up admiring, watching and idolising since I was a kid, and to come through on this stage, it means incredible amounts to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Indian Wells News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-sends-message-to-jack-draper-after-indian-wells-open-loss\"><strong>Novak Djokovic sends telling message to Jack Draper after losing Indian Wells Open blockbuster<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/indian-wells-open-novak-djokovic-highlights-crucial-moment-cost-him-jack-draper\"><strong>Indian Wells Open: Novak Djokovic highlights crucial moment that \u2018cost\u2019 him during Jack Draper defeat<\/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>The 24-year-old then spoke with honesty about a lack of confidence in his game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I still feel like I\u2019m struggling to play the way I want to play,\u201d Draper said. \u201cI\u2019m struggling with my confidence in my game a little bit. I\u2019m trying to problem-solve, I\u2019m trying to be more aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I was quite defensive and waiting for him to miss a lot of the time, and I think in the second and third I picked it up a little bit, I was trying to put more pace on my ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNovak\u2019s someone who\u2019s not just gonna give it to you, so I think I did a good job of just\u2026 a lot of willpower, a lot of determination. Hopefully I can get better from here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Draper also bluntly described failing to serve the match out at 5-4 in the third set as a \u201chuge choke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, it was a huge choke. It was a tough game,\u201d he confessed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt went so fast, but then I knew that I was still 5-5, I still had a big opportunity in the match and I had to forget about it and move on and do my best for the tiebreak and just try my hardest every point and compete for every ball like crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he was\u00a0confident he will recover for his quarter-final match against Daniil Medvedev, Draper said:\u00a0\u201cYeah, 100%. I\u2019ve been really happy with the way my body\u2019s been holding up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, it\u2019s one thing coming back from injury, but just because you\u2019re on court, it doesn\u2019t mean that your body\u2019s not getting used to the high level of tennis that we\u2019re playing and what we\u2019re putting our bodies through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/indian-wells-open-roundup-novak-djokovic-ran-out-of-gas-naomi-osaka-tricked-emma-raducanu-one-dimensional\">Novak Djokovic \u2018ran out of gas\u2019, Naomi Osaka \u2018tricked\u2019, Emma Raducanu \u2018one-dimensional\u2019 \u2013 Indian Wells Open roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Draper makes \u2018struggling with confidence\u2019 comment after Novak Djokovic Indian Wells Open win Ewan West 12 Mar 2026 3:15 PM Jack Draper hits a backhand Jack Draper candidly admitted he is \u201cstruggling with confidence\u201d in his game after his victory against Novak Djokovic at the 2026 Indian Wells Open. 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