{"id":4123,"date":"2025-07-18T21:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/4123\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T21:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:12:09","slug":"boris-becker-names-the-player-who-disappointed-him-the-most-at-wimbledon-that-is-not-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/4123\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker names the player who disappointed him the most at Wimbledon, &#8216;that is not good enough&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There were several impressive performances at Wimbledon, as the best players in the world showcased their talents on the grass.<\/p>\n<p>Jannik Sinner and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> were a class above at SW19, contesting their second major final in a row, but they weren\u2019t the only players who impressed.<\/p>\n<p>Youngsters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/ben-shelton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Shelton<\/a> and Flavio Cobolli made their quarterfinal debuts at Wimbledon, securing several big wins along the way.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2222781552-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Shelton celebrates in his match with Rinky Hijikata at Wimbledon.\" class=\"wp-image-108224\" \/>Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>However, for every good performance, there was, of course, a\u2026 not-so-good performance.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the 2025 tournament, three-time champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/boris-becker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boris Becker<\/a> revealed who disappointed him the most at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>Boris Becker says Jack Draper was his biggest disappointment at Wimbledon<\/p>\n<p>During the latest episode of \u2018Becker Petkovic\u2019, the co-hosts were discussing their biggest disappointments of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jack-draper\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Draper<\/a>,\u201d said Becker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t even close; he lost in four sets. I think he\u2019s realising for the first time that, at Wimbledon, as a Brit, the tournament isn\u2019t won with the forehand or the backhand, but with mentality. There\u2019s an expectation, you have to perform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe spoke as if he were admiring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/andy-murray\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Murray<\/a>, saying he was able to win the tournament once. Yes, fine, but he did it because of his attitude, his mentality, his preparation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Entering the tournament as the number four seed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/marin-cilic-sends-message-to-the-wimbledon-crowd-immediately-after-knocking-jack-draper-out-of-the-tournament\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Draper lost to Marin Cilic<\/a> in the second round, failing to qualify for the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the third time in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Becker has been underwhelmed by the Briton\u2019s recent efforts at Grand Slams, and claims his results are \u2018not good enough\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Jack] Draper should be able to make it to the second week; he should be among the top three or four, because that\u2019s what his ranking says,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he has to perform in the Grand Slams; he lost to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alexander-bublik\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[Alexander] Bublik<\/a> in the last 16 in Paris, and now he\u2019s lost to [Marin] Cilic in the second round [at Wimbledon].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not good enough to be considered the best tennis player in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time, he has to ask himself, \u2018Why has this happened?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grand SlamResultOpponentScoreAustralian OpenLost in 4RCarlos Alcaraz5-7, 1-6 (RET)French OpenLost in 4RAlexander Bublik7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 4-6WimbledonLost in 2RMarin Cilic4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6Jack Draper at Grand Slams in 2025<\/p>\n<p>Becker wasn\u2019t the only one disappointed with Draper\u2019s Wimbledon campaign, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/andrea-petkovic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Petkovic<\/a> claimed she expected more from the 23-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought he could ignite such an energy in England that there would be so much hype,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat it would be Andy Murray-like, that people would all flock to Wimbledon to watch Jack Draper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2222670685-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Draper reacts during his match with Marin Cilic at Wimbledon in 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-108058\" \/>Photo by Rob Newell \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t manage that, that\u2019s what I mean by this, that he disappointed me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old conceded that Draper had a difficult draw, but was frustrated to see him fail to take advantage as several big names suffered early exits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought he would lose to [Alexander] Bublik in the third round, but Bublik lost in the first round, the path to the quarterfinals was clear,\u201d said Petkovic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would have loved to see a Draper-[Novak] Djokovic quarterfinal, but it didn\u2019t happen because he lost to Marin Cilic in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, you can lose to Cilic, he was in the Wimbledon final, he knows how to play on grass, but that was a bit disappointing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Draper will now try to rest and recover ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a>, his final chance to impress at a Grand Slam in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Can Jack Draper bounce back from Wimbledon disappointment at the US Open?<\/p>\n<p>The British star enjoyed his career-best Grand Slam result in New York a year ago, making a sensational run through to the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>2024 US Open 1R \u2013 Jack Draper beat Zhang Zhizhen2024 US Open 2R \u2013 Jack Draper beat Facundo Diaz Acosta2024 US Open 3R \u2013 Jack Draper beat Botic van de Zandschulp2024 US Open 4R \u2013 Jack Draper beat Tomas Machac2024 US Open QF \u2013 Jack Draper beat Alex de Minaur<\/p>\n<p>Standing between Draper and a maiden Grand Slam final was world number one, Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Draper, he struggled throughout the semifinal, fighting sickness as he fell to a 5-7, 6-7, 2-6 defeat.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the fairytale ending in New York for the young Brit, but he proved just how dangerous he can be on hard courts.<\/p>\n<p>If he can return in 2025 fully fit and with a few good results in the warm-up tournaments behind him, Draper could well be one to look out for during the latter stages of this year\u2019s US Open.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 US Open is scheduled to begin on Sunday, August 24.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There were several impressive performances at Wimbledon, as the best players in the world showcased their talents on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[753,64,63,5873,5874,85,747,749],"class_list":{"0":"post-4123","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-boris-becker","12":"tag-jack-draper","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-tennis","15":"tag-wimbledon"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}