Our relationship, I would say, is very special.
That gives me a bit more energy, especially in a moment where I'm coming back and I need to have that good energy around me," said Draper.
Draper firmly rejected any suggestions that he was prematurely expediting his physical recovery specifically to participate in the grass-court season.
"I'm not playing because it's the grass-court season," said Draper.
He concluded by detailing his recent rehabilitation progress after a minor knee setback forced him to miss the Queen's Club Championships three weeks ago.
"I missed Queen's; that's one of my favourite tournaments. I had a setback about three weeks ago, mainly in my knee.
With knee tendinitis, you have to build your load, and you have to do loads of strength work to get the confidence where you can replicate match intensity.
I just wasn't there at that point, and so it was tough to miss Queen's, but now I'm coming back to the point where I'm gonna stay on court from now.
I don't know how these competitions are going to go in terms of my wins and the losses, which is hard to say, because obviously it's two tournaments [Eastbourne and Wimbledon] I want to do incredibly well at.
I'm very much on a build again to get myself back to where I want to be.
I feel like I'm able to be the player I want to be again on the court, which is a really great thing after a year of struggle," said Draper.
Draper summarized the extensive dedication required to withstand the mental pressure over the past calendar year.
"It's been an incredibly difficult year. I'm someone who's all-in with my tennis.
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I'm obsessed with improving," said Draper.
