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Mac backing Jack to take Major steps
Irish Daily Star
|May 31, 2025
JACK DRAPER is ready for a rivalry for the ages with the Brazilian teenage sensation backed by Rafa Nadal to be the next superstar.
And John McEnroe has claimed that the British Not will win “multiple Majors" after progressing to the French Open third round for the first time.
World No5 Draper (above) saw off French veteran Gael Monfils 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-5 ina late-night Thursday thriller.
Now he faces Joao Fonseca, the 18-year-old who has shot to tennis fame since winning the NextGen title in December and then beating world No9 Andrey Rublevon his Grand Slam debut in Australia.
This story is from the May 31, 2025 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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