Jack Draper, 23, wins his first ATP title in Indian Wells with the dominant victory over Holger Rune, becoming the fifth British to achieve the feat

Jack Draper became the fifth British man to win a 1000 Masters title while crushing Holger Rune in Indian Wells.

Twenty -four hours after a seismic victory in the semifinal against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, London's 23 -year -old player supported him when he took home the greatest title of his life.

The 6-2 score, 6-2 completely reflected Draper's domain. Rune was tense and hesitant; Draper quiet and aggressive. After the first years on the tour, he went by rehabilitating several injuries, this was a time crowned in a race that promises many more.

“It's amazing,” he said. 'I didn't expect this. I put a lot of work over time.

'I am very grateful and so happy to be here, my body feels healthy, to feel good in my mind. All the work I have done in recent years, seems to be joined in the big stage. I can't put that in words.

This morning (Monday morning) Draper will debut at Top 10 at the NO7. Are you starting to feel that it belongs at the game's apex? “I feel that I deserve this honestly,” he said. 'The amount of adversity I have passed, the sacrifices, the amount of time that all the people around me have put me.

Jack Draper, 23, became the fifth British man to win a 1000 Masters title in Indian Wells

Draper crushed Holger Rune, 6-2, 6-2, Saturday at a brilliant composure exhibition

“Being here now and saying that I will be seven in the world, I can't tell you how much that means for me.”

Tim Henman, Greg Ruseedski, Andy Murray and Cam Norrie as British men to win a degree at the master's degree. Against Rune Draper served as Greg, he flew like Tim and hit his reverse as Andy, all with the Sangfroid of CAM. More to the point of whipping his right with a lethality of which none of his predecessors was capable. Sometimes, this left -handed exhibition that traces Draper Rafael Nadal's children's idol.

The Team Draper approach this year is to improve your service and in this evidence that has deciphered it in three months. Rune never got anything close to a reading when 10 Aces with him passed by him. Draper won 92 percent of his points behind his first service.

Rune, still only 21 years, was a adolescent prodigy before going to boiling last year. This was his first final from Brisbane in January 2024 and the tension of the occasion clearly reached him.

Alcaraz was also a bag of nerves in the semifinal, and then said that it was partially due to “worry too much about his game (of Draper) than me.” It was a great recognition of a four -time Grand Slam champion and shows how Draper is becoming his rivals.

Alcaraz played one of the worst sets of his career in that game and Rune was quite horrible at all times: Draper has an intangible but invaluable habit of making quality opponents play well below their level.

Rune broke into the first set of each set and the frequent looks at coach Lars Christensen went from nerves to angry to resign.

“I had some ups and downs, a little low energy against Carlos,” Draper said. I learned from that.

“I knew I needed to be aggressive and play to win from the first ball. I did an incredible job of that.

'I didn't allow him to play. I felt that I dictated the game very well.

There was no great Draper reaction at the time of victory and that felt reflection of two things. First, the surprising ease of this victory. Secondly, a recognition that this title is simply the next stone on a long way to greatness.