Jack Draper has battled his way into the third round of the and looks to have the world at his feet. But he has confessed that making his way to the top comes with some major personal sacrifices.

His assertion that life on the tour can be "lonely" as well as inhospitable to nurturing a relationship has also been backed up by his compatriot, . 23, overcame local favourite in to keep his Parisian dreams alive on Thursday. Raducanu, on the other hand, fell once again to four-time Roland Garros champion in the tournament's second round. Yet, both have agreed that life on the tour comes at a cost. And the British stars are believed to remain single as they grapple with the isolation that attaches itself to tennis stardom.

"I'm always on the road. Always playing, always training. It's tough to sustain any form of relationship," Draper told this year. As per the Times in January, he admitted that he hopes to settle down with "someone who has got ambition" while adding "good values" to his criteria.

He conceded that he is solely focused on his game, while even finding dating apps to be "too time-consuming." He said: "The most important thing to me right now is becoming the best tennis player I can be.

"Especially the way the world is at the moment with all that [app] stuff. I'd rather meet someone out of genuine, almost coincidence, or when I'm focused on something else."

Speaking in February of this year, Raducanu also touched upon her loneliness, opening up on how she has found solace in reading as she navigates the distant life of the professional tour. "I'm reading Emma but reading it for pleasure," she said.

"It's not the easiest to read sometimes, but I think it's a great story. And of course, with the name, I just had to go for it. This year, I've gone on loads of solo walks, solo coffee dates and just have a lot of time to kind of look inside and look internally.

"I've been enjoying it so far, even though it's not necessarily the easiest thing to do, especially when the tour is quite a lonely place." Draper even once revealed that the detached nature of the sport saw him consider his future. "I went through many ups and downs," he confessed in March of this year.

"Not just physically but also from a mental standpoint, there was a couple of times when I wasn't sure if I was going to carry on. You know, it's going to a place for three, four weeks on end, you know, very lonely."

Raducanu had been linked to Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz after she watched him in action at the All England Club final last year. Yet neither ever confirmed any relationship. And it seems Raducanu's solo lifestyle was something underlined to her at an early age.

"My parents were very much against [boyfriends] as it interfered with training," the former US Open champion told in 2024. "When I was younger, I wasn't even allowed to hang out with my girlfriends."

Yet, while they may not have found love, it seems Draper and Raducanu have each other as comrades. "She has always been there for me," Draper said to about the 22-year-old. "I've always been there for her.

"She's extremely bubbly, very kind, very thoughtful, always giggling, really smart. A really, really, really good girl." Draper will now face Brazil's 18-year-old star Joao Fonseca in the third round of the French Open on Saturday.