{"id":261595,"date":"2026-06-10T06:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/261595\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T06:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:08:29","slug":"jack-draper-out-of-queens-as-concerns-grow-for-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/261595\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Draper out of Queen\u2019s as concerns grow for Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Draper has withdrawn from Queen\u2019s, raising concerns over his fitness for Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Draper has suffered a slew of injuries<\/a> since last year, when he reached the semi-final at Queen\u2019s and broke into the world\u2019s top 10.<\/p>\n

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The 24-year-old chose to skip the clay-court swing in favour of a return to grass and with Sir Andy Murray in his coaching box<\/a>, he looked primed to return. But despite that burgeoning partnership which was established for the grass season, it is unclear how he will recover in time for Wimbledon, which starts on June 29.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecovery is going in the right direction, but I\u2019m going to give myself one more week and aim to return at Eastbourne,\u201d Draper said in a statement, adding: \u201cVery hard to miss one of my favourite events of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

He has played just 10 matches since last year\u2019s tournament at SW19 after suffering a bone bruise to his left humerus and then a knee injury that forced him to retire in the first round of the Barcelona Open.<\/p>\n

Draper has been at Queen\u2019s in recent days taking part in training sessions, but the suggestion has been that he has not been serving. That would indicate a return of the left humerus bone bruise that saw him play just one singles match between Wimbledon last year and February 2026, rather than a knee-related issue.<\/p>\n

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Draper\u2019s management said he had picked up a knee-tendon injury in Barcelona just over a fortnight ago, but he had been seen wearing tape on that right knee in several matches since returning from a long-term problem in his left elbow in February. There may have been concerns before the knee flared up against Tom\u00e1s Mart\u00edn Etcheverry, forcing Draper to retire in the third set.<\/p>\n

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On June 6 last year, Draper was ranked fourth in the world, but his absence from the tour has meant he has tumbled outside the top 100 (to 112), and will fall further when the points from Queen\u2019s last year come off that total.<\/p>\n

Although Draper\u2019s Wimbledon record is poor, without a single appearance in the third round after four attempts, his game is well-suited to the surface. However, whether his fragile body will be ready in time remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

There are reasons to be hopeful about Draper, should he be fit enough for Wimbledon. He won the \u201cfifth slam\u201d at Indian Wells last year, beating Carlos Alcaraz en route to the final. But he has never been past the second round at Wimbledon and admitted last year to being \u201cinexperienced\u201d on grass, despite growing up in Surrey and with his father previously the chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association.<\/p>\n

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