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Fearnley has been practising with Jack Draper at the All England Club, with the pair good friends from their time on the junior circuit.<\/p>\n
Draper goes into the tournament as the fourth seed, with Fearnley Great Britain’s number two in the rankings.<\/p>\n
“We all look up to Jack and what he’s done, with the rise he’s had from where he was,” said Fearnley. “It’s very inspiring for a guy like me.<\/p>\n
“I’m just trying to keep improving. Hopefully, one day I can be where Jack is but the way he goes about his business is hard to follow. He’s very professional and the level he’s playing is really high.”<\/p>\n
Fearnley enjoyed wins over Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in the juniors but has taken a different path from those superstars of the game.<\/p>\n
Just prior to his first appearance at Wimbledon he graduated from Texas Christian University (TCU) in the United States, having spent five years playing college tennis.<\/p>\n
“I felt I only reached my college peak after my fifth year,” he explained.<\/p>\n
“It’s a time when you can mature and figure out what your priorities are. I realised tennis is what I want to do and I then put all the eggs in one basket.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n