Jack Draper suffers fresh injury blow before US Open as 23-year-old withdraws from two tournaments

British number one Jack Draper has revealed that he has picked up an arm injury ahead of the US Open and will be sidelined for around a month.

The world number five endured a disappointing Wimbledon campaign, suffering a second-round defeat to veteran Marin Cilic after Sebastian Baez retired from their first-round match.

Draper had previously suffered from tonsillitis during the Queen's Club Championships, and the 23-year-old's bad luck with his fitness has not let up in the wake of SW19.

Writing on X, Draper confirmed that he would miss the upcoming Masters tournaments in Cincinnati and Toronto, but he expressed hope that he would be fine for the US Open, which gets underway on August 24.

"After Wimbledon I picked up an injury in my left arm, nothing serious, but I have to make sure it recovers fully for the rest of the season," Draper wrote. "Unfortunately, I won’t be able to compete in Toronto and Cincinnati…. See you in NYC!"

Draper reached his first and only Grand Slam semi-final to date at Flushing Meadows last year, ultimately bowing out to newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner, and he reached the last 16 in Australia and France earlier this year.

Draper among three top players to withdraw from Canadian Open

The British number one is one of three top-six players who have pulled out of the upcoming Canadian Open, as Sinner and Novak Djokovic have also withdrawn from the tournament.

The duo are still on the road to recovery from their Wimbledon exploits, where Sinner overcame Djokovic in the semi-finals en route to a four-set success over Carlos Alcaraz in the showpiece match.

Sinner hurt his elbow on the grass earlier this month, while Djokovic - a four-time Canadian Open champion - has revealed that he is nursing a groin problem.

However, Alcaraz will be going for glory in Toronto, while Germany's Alexander Zverev and the USA's Taylor Fritz enter as the second and third seeds respectively.

Australia's Alexei Popyrin is the defending men's singles champion at the Canadian Open, while Jessica Pegula has won the last two women's singles crowns, overcoming Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova last year.

Pegula enters the 2025 tournament as the third seed behind Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek, but Aryna Sabalenka has also withdrawn citing fatigue.

Written by
Ben Knapton