Jack Draper v Jenson Brooksby live: Queen’s tennis scores and updates before Carlos Alcaraz returns – UK Times

Fifth seed Alex de Minaur kicks off today’s proceedings as he takes on Czech talent Jiri Lehecka, up first on the Andy Murray Arena.

The players are due out very shortly, with play scheduled from 12pm.

This time a year ago, British observers at Queen’s Club crossed their fingers and hoped for the best as Jack Draper faced defending champion and super-talent Carlos Alcaraz in the last 16. It was an unenviable draw, to say the least.

A week earlier, he had won his maiden ATP title, on the grass in Stuttgart, defeating former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini. If 2024 was to prove his breakout year, 2025, so far, has sent him into the stratosphere.

Now at a career high of world No 4 – although he will slip to fifth on Monday, having lost ranking points from not defending his title in Stuttgart – the Brit has arrived among the tennis elite.

In grimmer news, British player Katie Boulter revealed she has received multiple death threats and abuse after her performances on court and has even interacted with online trolls to help them better understand the damage they can cause.

The British No 2 has recalled how after she dropped a tie-break at the French Open last month against Carole Monnet, several gamblers messaged her online.

Boulter would go on to win her second round match at Roland Garros in three sets, yet she has been left in fear by the experience.

Queen’s will hold fond memories for Jack Draper, who arrives as the second seed this week and kicks off his campaign today. Kieran Jackson has the details:

To pinpoint the exact moment where British No 1 Jack Draper launched his ascent to the upper echelons of men’s tennis, you’d need only go back 12 months this very weekend.

Off the back of a disappointing first-round exit at the 2024 French Open, Draper broke his ATP title duck with a statement triumph on the grass in Stuttgart. That week, as he has since acknowledged, something clicked in his big-hitting, flamboyant lefty game.

A few days later, the Brit outgunned Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s. While the Spaniard would go on to win his second title at SW19 a few weeks later, Draper slumped to a disappointing second-round loss to compatriot Cameron Norrie.

The highlight of yesterday’s action was fan favourite Dan Evans enjoying his biggest win in nearly two years. Here’s how that unfolded:

Only two summers ago Dan Evans was up at a career-high ranking of 21st in the world. Now the Birmingham-born player is just a fraction inside the top 200, having dropped out of it altogether earlier this year.

His season so far has been one of hard grind with little reward, spent largely plugging away on the lower-tier, lower-profile Challenger tour. He has only won one ATP-level match this season, on the grass last week at ’s-Hertogenbosch, where he came through qualifying to reach the last-16.

However, somewhere the Brit always comes alive is on the grass. And under bright Queen’s Club sunshine on the Andy Murray Arena, Evans produced some of his best inventive, classy tennis to dismantle the world No 13 and seventh seed Frances Tiafoe. His 7-5, 6-2 win was his first top-20 victory since October 2023 (coincidentally, also over the American).

Jack Draper takes on Jenson Brooksby second on the show court at Queen’s, the Andy Murray Arena.

Play begins at 12pm, so Draper is likely to be on court around 1.30pm-2pm, depending on the length of the previous match.

Viewers in the UK can watch main court action at Queen’s, on the Andy Murray Arena, on the BBC, with coverage running from 1pm on BBC Two. The action will also be streamed live on BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button or BBC Sport.

The men’s tournament runs from Monday, 16 June until Sunday, 22 June.

Alex de Minaur [5] vs Jiri Lehecka

Jenson Brooksby vs Jack Draper [2]

Carlos Alcaraz [1] vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

[Q] Corentin Moutet vs Taylor Fritz [3]

Brandon Nakashima vs Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard

Arthur Rinderknech [LL] vs Ben Shelton [6]

Gabriel Diallo vs Billy Harris [WC]

Hello and welcome to day two at the Queen’s Club!

There’s a real feast of tennis in store today, with five of the eight seeds in action, including the top three.

Jack Draper kicks off his grass-court swing today, as does top seed and former champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Don’t go anywhere, as we’ll have all the build-up, live scores and updates right here…