WIMBLEDON — It was a memorable feature of Jack Draper’s 2024 US Open run, the constant advice he received from his coach James Trotman.
Well-placed microphones beamed his words of encouragement around the world while Draper was battling exhaustion and anxiety in his semi-final against Jannik Sinner.
Wimbledon are a little less brazen with the microphones, so it might be harder to hear what his coach is saying, but he won’t lack for recognition: Andy Murray will be the man in the box for Draper this year.
Trotman, who has coached Draper from long before he became a challenger for major titles, is back in his box too, sitting alongside Murray. But it is understandably the former world No 1 whose impact is attracting the most attention.
Murray and Trotman form Draper’s core team (Photo: AFP)
