Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBritish tennis player Jack Draper has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to a relapse of an arm injury, which had previously kept him off the tour for seven months. Draper, who was ranked fourth in the world last year, was scheduled to play sixth seed Taylor Fritz in his opening match. His withdrawal is a significant blow for British hopes at the tournament and follows Emma Raducanu's earlier decision to pull out. The 24-year-old expressed his devastation, calling it the “absolute worst” moment, highlighting the honour of playing at Wimbledon for a British player. Draper, who had Andy Murray as his coach for the tournament, stated his intention to “persevere through this” injury. In full‘Devastated’ Jack Draper pulls out of Wimbledon due to injuryThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Jack Draper withdraws from Wimbledon in huge blow to British hopes
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBritish tennis player Jack Draper has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to a relapse of an arm injury, which had previously kept him off the tour for seven months. Draper, who was ranked fourth in the world last year, was scheduled to play sixth seed Taylor Fritz in his opening match. His withdrawal is a significant blow for British hopes at the tournament and follows Emma Raducanu's earlier decision to pull out. The 24-year-old expressed his devastation, calling it the “absolute worst” moment, highlighting the honour of playing at Wimbledon for a British player. Draper, who had Andy Murray as his coach for the tournament, stated his intention to “persevere through this” injury. In full‘Devastated’ Jack Draper pulls out of Wimbledon due to injuryThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
