Draper to overlook Wimbledon because of shoulder harm suffered at French Open
J
ack Draper has confirmed he’ll miss your entire grass-court season, together with Wimbledon, because of a shoulder harm.
The 21-year-old was forced to retire in the first round of the French Open in opposition to Tomas Martin Etcheverry, serving underarm from halfway by means of the opening set earlier than ultimately shaking his opponent’s hand after simply 11 video games.
That put his participation at Wimbledon, which will get underway on July 3, in critical doubt, and Draper has now taken to social media to disclose he won’t be returning to aggressive motion till later in the summertime.
He posted: “It’s clear my shoulder is going to need time and rehab to get back to where it needs to be. My team and I have made the difficult decision to miss the grass court season this year.
“I guess in this sport there are so many ups and downs but this one is tough to take. The only thing for sure is that I will keep persevering. Thank you for all the support I get on here it means a lot.”
It has been a irritating season for Draper, who suffered with cramping throughout his defeat to Rafael Nadal on the Australian Open after which retired from his match in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz at Indian Wells in March with an belly harm.
He made his return from that difficulty on clay forward of the French Open and was hopeful that his harm woes had been behind him heading to Roland Garros, however admitted after then choosing up a shoulder downside that he was “mentally destroyed”.
Draper’s absence at Wimbledon additional weakens British hopes, as he joins Emma Raducanu in lacking the match. The 2021 US Open champion underwent surgical procedure on each wrists and her ankle in an try and lastly resolve her long-standing harm points.