Draper Dominates Rune to Win Maiden Masters 1000 Title

Jack Draper landed his maiden Masters 1000 title on Sunday, dominating Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2 to take down the 2025 BNP Paribas Open.

In his greatest remaining but, the 23-year-old Brit saved his finest for final, dismantling Rune in simply 69 minutes to cap a flawless run that included wins over Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, and Taylor Fritz.

Draper began 2025 with three five-setters in a row earlier than being pressured to retire within the fourth spherical of the Australian Open with a hip downside, however he’s responded well, enjoying solely the Qatar Open within the lead-up to the Sunshine Double, and he powered via the Indian Wells draw, dropping only one set en path to his greatest profession victory.

Indian Wells 2025 Remaining

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jack Draper (13)
Holger Rune (12)
6-2 6-2

Match Stats

 
Holger Rune
Jack Draper

Aces
1
10

Double Faults
2
0

1st Serve Proportion
65%
56%

1st Serve Factors Received
59% (20/34)
92% (23/25)

2nd Serve Factors Received
39% (7/18)
50% (10/20)

Break Factors Saved
50% (3/6)
0% (0/0)

1st Return Factors Received
8% (2/25)
41% (14/34)

2nd Return Factors Received
50% (10/20)
61% (11/18)

Break Factors Transformed
0% (0/0)
50% (3/6)

Winners
7
21

Unforced Errors
20
16

Internet Factors Received
50% (3/6)
60% (3/5)

Service Factors Received
52% (27/52)
74% (34/46)

Return Factors Received
26% (12/46)
48% (25/52)

Whole Factors Received
40% (39/98)
60% (59/98)

Service Video games Received
50% (4/8)
100% (8/8)

Return Video games Received
0% (0/8)
50% (4/8)

Highlights

Press Conferences

Ideas on the Remaining

Draper dominated this one from begin to end, with Rune profitable simply two first-serve return factors within the match and failing to create a single break level.

TennisTV confirmed an fascinating graphic pre-match that confirmed the ATP’s “shot high quality” metric, and Draper was main in each space throughout the event.

These stats translated onto the court docket as his heavy topspin forehand, efficient serving, and total sport have been far superior to the Dane, who was principally a spectator on the market.

Rune had crushed Draper in Cincinnati final yr, and he got here into the ultimate having performed a tactically astute match towards Medvedev, however the perception was shortly sucked out from him, dropping his first two service video games of the match and by no means recovering.

Whereas Rune might deal with Medevedevs baseline sport simply, Draper took issues up a notch with far heavier pictures that he struggled to learn. He was wrong-footed numerous occasions and couldn’t discover something to cling onto that would drag him again into the match.

Rune’s forehand additionally seemed off; he by no means acquired any rhythm on that shot and virtually needed to muscle it on many factors.

Alternatively, Draper hit the ball tremendous clear, moved effectively, and used the lefty benefit to nice impact. He’s now within the Prime 10, and it will likely be fascinating to see simply how far up the rating he can go.

It’s unbelievable. I wasn’t anticipating this, I’ve put in a number of work over time and I’m simply so grateful and so blissful to be out right here to have the ability to play, my physique being wholesome, to really feel nice in my thoughts. All of the work I’ve accomplished over the previous couple of years feels prefer it’s coming collectively on the large stage and I can’t put that into phrases. I really feel like I deserve it, in all actually. The quantity of adversity I’ve been via, the quantity of sacrifices, the period of time that every one the individuals round me have put into me and the onerous work. It’s an emotional feeling to understand how a lot you’ve gone via and put in, and to be right here now to say that I’m going be No. 7 on this planet tomorrow, I can’t inform you how a lot meaning to me. I felt like I got here out, I approached the sport effectively. Yesterday I had a number of ups and downs through the match, a little bit of low vitality towards Carlos and I realized from that at this time. I knew that Holger was going to come back out and be enjoying some actually good tennis, so I wanted to be aggressive and play to win from the primary ball. I did a tremendous job of that and I didn’t enable him to play, and I simply felt like I dictated the match very well. Draper on his remaining win.

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