The British number one began his Wimbledon campaign with a straightforward victory against Sebastian Baez - who retired injured while he was two sets down - and says that the three-time Grand Slam winner has had a significant influence on the new generation of players impressing on home turf at the All England Club.

Draper told reporters post-match: "Obviously, Andy has had a huge effect on a lot of the younger generation, watching his success over the years, major success on the big stage.

"When we were younger, we were watching him lift those big trophies.

"I think it's really exciting, both on the men's and women's side. On the men's side, you’ve got guys like Johannus Monday, [George] Loffhagen, [Jack] Pinnington Jones, [Arthur] Fery.

"On the women's side, you have Emma Raducanu, the younger girls like Mimi Xu, [Hannah] Klugman, [Ranah Akua] Stoiber. I think it's really exciting, British tennis.

"We're in a good spot. Everyone has a really good work ethic.

"Again, I think Andy has shown the way for that. Dan [Evans] and Cam [Norrie]. The work ethic, the desire to get better as a player.

"It's really exciting what we're going to have in the next 10 years for me. It's cool to be a part of that."

Meanwhile, Draper has backed men's Grand Slam matches to remain as best-of-five set contests as he thinks they are the "ultimate challenge" for a player.

The world number four said: "I think my personal opinion is that the Grand Slams, it's amazing that it's five sets.

"That's the prestige of a Grand Slam. It's almost a different sport. That's why it's so amazing to win one, because it's the ultimate challenge as a tennis player.

"They can be very long. As a fan of tennis, the ups and downs of a five-set match only happen four times a year in the Grand Slams. It's tough for the guys sometimes to play so long.

"At the same time, I think if we lose the five sets, we lose the kind of prestige of the Grand Slams."