British No 1 has not played singles since Wimbledon
Draper still feels some discomfort in left arm
Jack Draper believes he will not be held back by any physical pain as he faces the challenge of finding his form at the US Open after a seven-week injury hiatus.
Draper, the fifth seed in New York, has not competed in singles since a difficult loss to Marin Cilic in the second round of Wimbledon after learning that he had been suffering from bone bruising in his left arm.
“It was something I was playing through for a while,” said Draper, who plays qualifier Federico Agustin Gómez in the first round on Monday. “I first started feeling it probably towards the middle of the clay season. I felt like my arm was shutting down a little bit when I was hitting forehands and on the serve. It kind of got progressively worse. Then on the grass it got quite painful. So I didn’t know what I was dealing with.
