Tennis icon Boris Becker has issued a warning to Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev — and the rest of the ATP Tour — after Jack Draper’s Indian Wells triumph.
Draper crushed Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Indian Wells Open to secure his maiden Masters 1000 crown and biggest title to date.
The British star broke the 21-year-old Dane twice in each set and did not face a single break point in a dominant display.
The 23-year-old also overcame Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Jenson Brooksby and Joao Fonseca in an outstanding title run in the Californian desert. The only set Draper dropped in his six victories was in his three-set semi-final win over Alcaraz.
Draper’s third career title has lifted him into the top 10 of the ATP rankings for the first time and up to a new career-high position of world No 7.
He holds a 13-2 record in 2025 and sits third in the Race to the ATP Finals in Turin after his superb start to the campaign.
In a post on X, Becker — a six-time Grand Slam winner and former world No 1 — heaped praise on Draper and sent a word of caution to other players at the top of the men’s game.
“I like @jackdraper0,” wrote the German. “So well spoken, educated, humble and a beast on the tennis court !
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“I want more from him rest of the year … Be aware @janniksin @AlexZverev @carlosalcaraz ! @atptour.”
In a previous tweet, Becker had congratulated Draper on his achievement while criticising the performance of Rune — who he coached briefly in late 2023.
“Huge congratulations to @jackdraper0 for winning @BNPPARIBASOPEN! Great Britain should be proud!!!
“@holgerrune2003 didn’t show up today… Why ? Only he knows ! Anyway, good luck to both players for the rest of the season.”
After the final, Rune reflected on his run in a social media post.
“Not the final I dreamt about. But happy to be on the right track. Draper was on it this week and deserved the title here,” the world No 12 said.
“I went one step closer after seven semi-finals the past year , nice to be in a final again, but now I am hungry for the real trophies. One more step next time. Thanks for amazing support at this fantastic tournament.”