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On Monday, March 17, Britian’s Jack Draper defeated Denmark’s Holger Rune in the Indian Wells 2025 final to clinch his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title. Draper, who earlier defeated former World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final on Saturday, March 15, went onto to reign over Holger Rune with two straight sets win, 6-2, 6-2.
The 23-year-old was dominant from the start as he demonstrated dominance throughout the match. During his 69-minute stay on the court, Draper avoided any break points and won the match comfortably to guarantee a place in the top ten for the first time ever.
Jack Draper moves to seventh place in ATP Rankings after Indian Wells win
The win on Monday meant that the 23-year-old will claim to seventh place on the ATP Rankings. The British entered the top ten rankings after beating the Spaniard on Saturday, he just bettered his ranking after lifting his first third ATP tour title and his first on outdoor hard courts.
“It’s incredible. I wasn’t expecting this,” Draper said soon after his title triumph. “I’ve put in a lot of work over time and I’m just so grateful and so happy to be out here to be able to play, my body being healthy, to feel great in my mind. All the work I’ve done over the last few years feels like it’s coming together on the big stage and I’can’t put that into words,” he added.
"I feel like I deserve it, in all honestly," Draper said of the milestone. "The amount of adversity I've been through, the amount of sacrifices, the amount of time that all the people around me have put into me and the hard work. It's an emotional feeling to know how much you've gone through and put in, and to be here now to say that I'm going be No. 7 in the world tomorrow, I can't tell you how much that means to me,” he concluded.
