British number one Jack Draper took a different approach to his Queen’s preparations, spending time relaxing at home in London instead of a sunshine break.
After a fourth-round exit at the French Open, the world number four says he had a couple of days off before getting back down to work.
The 23-year-old Englishman has never gone beyond the second round at Wimbledon in three main-draw appearances, but will go into his home Grand Slam tournament as the highest seeded British man since Andy Murray in 2017.
“I don’t really feel the urge to be going out partying and all that sort of stuff,” he said.
“I’d rather just come home and chill out for once and not have any obligations, not think about anything.”
Striking the right balance between recuperation and preparation is something Draper is continuing to figure out as he looks to go to even greater heights.
Draper, who won the biggest title of his career at Indian Wells in March, said he watched Alcaraz and Sinner go toe-to-toe on television at home.
The level on show further underlined to Draper what he must do to bridge the gap between himself and the world’s two leading players.
“I aspire to be at that level. What those guys are doing is setting the way and changing the game,” Draper added.
“Players like myself are going to be working very hard to get to that point.”
