Jack Draper and his coach James Trotman parted ways on October 16, 2025, after four years of collaboration. Trotman decided to prioritize his family life, citing the increasing difficulty in balancing the demands of Draper’s career with his responsibilities as a father and husband Trotman decided to step back from the role to prioritize his family life, finding it increasingly difficult to balance the demands of Draper’s rising career with his own responsibilities as a husband and father .
Trotman will continue to support Draper in the short term and will join him and new head coach Jamie Delgado for warm-weather training in San Diego in late November. Delgado, a seasoned coach who previously worked with Andy Murray and Grigor Dimitrov, will take over full-time duties .
Draper had a successful partnership with Trotman, rising to a career-high world ranking of No. 4 in June and winning his first two ATP titles, including the Indian Wells Masters 1000 title. Despite the coaching change, Trotman expressed his pride in the work they’ve done and confidence in Delgado’s ability to help Draper achieve further success .
