First-round stroll past Báez shed light on shapes, sounds and iconography of newfound Draper fandom at SW19
As Jack Draper arched his back to serve, a set and a break up on Court No 1, a well-groomed man in thick silver sunglasses stood up in his seat and posed for a photo in front of the action, chewing theatrically on the handle of his lustrously finished handbag, thereby conveying to his social media feed that he was (a) present, vital, right here in the moment; and (b) not very interested in tennis.
Nobody seemed to mind. In fairness Wimbledon’s big Tuesday best-of-British event did feel a bit like this. Less an act of white-hot sporting drama, more just, like, a really cool thing happening.
Written by Barney Ronay at Wimbledon
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/01/jack-draper-enters-the-wimbledon-meat-grinder-as-britains-big-thing under the title “Jack Draper enters the Wimbledon meat grinder as Britain’s Big Thing | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
