Jack’s back with Davis Cup win

Jack Draper successfully returned from his injury lay off to secure a comfortable win over Norway’s Viktor Durasovic   6-2, 6-2 in front of a packed crowd in Oslo in a  Davis Cup qualifier

The British No. 1 has been recovering from an arm injury that has kept him away from action since Wimbledon in July.

Draper had tried to make his comeback at the US Open, but had to withdraw in the second round and then decided  not to travel to last month’s Australian Open.

24 year old Draper admitted coming into the tie that he’d  “been through some ‘dark times’ during his stretch away from the game, but feels that now he’s on the right track to get his season up-and-running.

“It’s really good to play here in Oslo and have my first match in a long time,” he said. “To get a point on the board for Great Britain. I haven’t played Davis Cup  in a long time so it’s good to be out here and I’m proud of my performance today.

“Just a lot of hard work, a lot of perseverance. It’s been a really difficult time since I’ve been away from the sport but I knew I had to keep on practicing my hardest and learning about myself. That’s hard work that no one sees and then when I come back hopefully I’m able to play some top tennis again.”

Cam Norrie won the second rubber getting the British team off to a perfect start ending day one with a 2-0 lead over Norway.