Britain’s best male prospect Jack Draper has added a “supercoach” to his team, recruiting former world No 6 Wayne Ferreira for the next section of the clay-court season.
Despite Draper’s status as one of the most promising young players on the tour, his career feels like it has reached a plateau, with his ranking hovering around the 40 mark.
Since the end of 2021, the 22-year-old has been guided by the Lawn Tennis Association’s James Trotman, who is expected to remain as the leader of the team. But the hope is that Ferreira will add a new spark to what has become a comfortable coach-player relationship.
Ferreira was a stalwart of the tour in the 1990s, winning 15 titles and twice reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open. He is one of the few players to finish with a winning head-to-head record against Roger Federer.
