Jack Draper offered the highest possible praise for Emma Raducanu, saying that the 22-year-old is an outstanding person to be around due to her light-hearted nature but also someone very smart.
In tennis, the 2021 US Open champion has been one of the most criticized players – but not because of her personality – only because of her results and some of her career-related decisions.
However, she has also been known as one of the most charismatic players on the Tour and that played in a role in her becoming the face of some of the world’s top brands.
When players are asked about Raducanu as a person, they often describe her as a very pleasant girl but also offer sympathy for what she has gone through.
Now, Draper pretty much says that the WTA star is one of the best persons you could meet.
“She has always been there for me. I’ve always been there for her. She’s extremely bubbly, very kind, very thoughtful, always giggling, really smart. A really, really, really good girl,” the top-ranked British male tennis player told The Times.
Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu© Instagram
Draper defended Raducanu a few months earlier
When the 22-year-old was facing a backlash for playing only one match leading up to the US Open and losing in the first round, the ATP world No. 18 urged people to think more realistically about her journey and don’t use every situation to bash her.
“I think it’s important that people give her time to be on her journey and to improve physically and to put years of working to get back to that point,” the two-time ATP champion said in New York at the time.
“There’s no doubt it was extremely difficult for Emma, because she’d done her A Levels and she’d just come out of school. All of a sudden she came here and she had a dream run and won. I think the expectation on her after that was huge.”
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