French Open: Jack Draper, a promising young British player, will miss Wimbledon because of a shoulder injury he sustained at the French Open last week.
The 21-year-old’s progress has been hampered by a string of injuries, so this is a significant blow.
The most recent occurred in preparation for his match against Tomas Etcheverry in the first round of Roland Garros on Monday. Draper was forced to serve underarm before calling it a day after just one game of the second set.
Draper was quite sad that his body had failed him once more, but he had hope that the issue with his left shoulder would not significantly interfere with his grass-court campaign.
However, Draper has made the decision to skip the entire British summer after getting a scan and seeing a doctor.
“It’s clear my shoulder is going to need time and rehab to get back to where it needs to be,” Draper posted on Instagram. I’ve taken the painful choice, along with my team, to skip this year’s grasscourt season.
“I think there are so many ups and downs in this sport, but this one is hard to handle. The only thing I can say with certainty is that I’ll keep trying.”
He believes he won’t require surgery and anticipates to back to the match court in mid- to late July.
Draper has demonstrated his ability to be among the greatest in the world when he has been in shape, but this has not happened nearly as frequently as he would have wanted.
After an illness hampered his preseason, Draper’s promising run to the third round of the US Open was cut short by a leg injury last season. Draper has already missed significant amounts of this year due to hip and stomach issues.
The Londoner claimed to be “mentally destroyed” last week in Paris, adding, “I hate being the guy who is injured a lot.”
Draper lost to Novak Djokovic on his Wimbledon debut in 2021. The previous year, he forced Alex de Minaur to play four sets in the second round.
Due to surgeries on both of her wrists and one of her ankles, Emma Raducanu won’t be able to play at the All England Club until at least late summer. This is due to his absence.
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