Draper names Jamie Delgado lead coach as Trotman scales back on tour

Jack Draper has appointed Jamie Delgado as his lead coach, Draper’s camp confirmed Tuesday, in a restructuring that will see Delgado travel with the British No. 8 for most tournaments while longtime coach James Trotman remains a prominent member of the team but will spend less time on the road. The change takes effect with Draper’s preseason preparations next month as he recovers from a left arm injury and prepares to test his fitness at an exhibition in London in December.

A former British tour player and long-serving member of Andy Murray’s coaching staff, Delgado worked with Murray from 2016 to 2021 and was part of the team during Murray’s second Wimbledon title. Delgado, 48, later coached Denis Shapovalov and Grigor Dimitrov, splitting with Dimitrov in September after a three-year partnership that included a return to the world top 10 for the Bulgarian. Delgado joins a support group around Draper that already includes fitness trainer Matt Little and physiotherapist Shane Annun, both of whom previously worked with Murray and Delgado.

Draper, 23, has been sidelined since midyear by a bone stress and bruising problem in his left elbow. He withdrew from the US Open before his...