Draper's Coach Explains His Success on Clay: "There Was Very Specific Work Done"

Clément Gehl

le 04/05/2025 à 12h18

1 min to read

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Jack Draper has reached the final of the Madrid Masters 1000 on clay, a surface where he hasn’t accumulated many matches or victories.

His coach, James Trotman, gave an interview to *L’Équipe* in which he revealed his player’s progress on clay and how he achieved it.

He stated: "He lost early in Miami after his title in Indian Wells, but it was actually a blessing because he was able to return to London to train outdoors—the weather was perfect.

For ten days, with Matt Little, who was Andy Murray’s fitness coach for nearly a decade, they did very specific work on clay: lots of movement, sliding, and footwork.

The loss in Monte-Carlo forced us to make a firm decision: to adjust our preparation instead of going to an ATP 500 in Barcelona or Munich. We made the right call. He was able to train for three days in Monaco with Jannik Sinner just before arriving in Madrid."