Jack Draper is described by many as the future of British tennis and he certainly lived up to those expectations with a stellar showing at the 2024 US Open.
The man from south London progressed to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows before bowing out to the eventual champion, Jannik Sinner.
It's been a momentous year for Draper, who claimed his first ATP Tour title in Stuttgart, making him the eighth first-time ATP tour champion for 2024.
Draper now finds himself ranked as British number one and into the world's top 20.
Draper has yet to win a Grand Slam title but the British number one is still inexperienced in the Big Four events.
He made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at Wimbledon in 2021, when he was pitted against Novak Djokovic as a wildcard. The Briton won the first set, but eventually lost to the world number one 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2.
Draper’s best Slam performances have so far come at the US Open, reaching the third round in 2022, going one better in 2023 before reaching the last four in 2024.
The man from Sutton didn't drop a set in victories over Zhang Zhizhen, Facundo Diaz Acosta, Botic van de Zandschulp, Tomas Machac and Alex de Minaur.
His brilliant run came to an end against Sinner, though Draper certainly didn't make it easy for the world number one.
A career-best Grand Slam performance is the best indicator yet that Draper is in the ascendancy.
Draper made the final of three tour events to date, the first being the Sofia Open in November 2023, where he was beaten in three sets to France’s Adrian Mannarino. However, more recently, the left-hander won his first ATP Tour title in June 2024 where he was victorious in the Stuttgart Open.
Draper has 12 titles to his name on the ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Tours, with all of those victories coming in hard-court tournaments.
At the age of 17, he also reached the final of Junior Wimbledon in 2018, eventually losing to Tseng Chun-hsin of Chinese Taipei.
At the time of writing, Draper is ranked 18th in the world.
Despite being just 22, Draper has so far been able to rack up $2,914,754 in prize money.
Glory in Stuttgart's Boss Open saw Draper pocket a handsome €111,785, while his run to the US Open semi-finals saw him cash in his biggest cheque to date, taking home an incredible $1,000,000.
The British ace is 22 years old after being born in the London Borough of Sutton on 22nd December, 2001.
In 2023, he became the youngest Briton to reach an ATP Tour final since Andy Murray in 2009.
Draper – son of former LTA chief executive Roger Draper - is from London and is still based in the English capital, working under coach James Trotman.
With the Londoner currently ranked inside the world’s top-100 players, he will be included in the main draw for Wimbledon 2025.
It will be the sixth time Draper has played at Wimbledon, with his furthest run coming to an end in the second round.
On Wimbledon debut, he claimed the opening set against 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic before succumbing to defeat.