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Britain’s Jack Draper will miss the rest of the clay court season – including next month’s French Open – because of an ongoing knee injury.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 24-year-old hopes to return for June\u2019s grass court season but by then will almost certainly have fallen outside the world\u2019s top 100. <\/p>\n

Draper retired from his one and only clay court match of the season in Barcelona earlier this month because of the tendon issue in his right knee. <\/p>\n

He then pulled out of back-to-back ATP 1000 tournaments in Madrid and Rome, but expressed optimism that he would be fit for the French Open. <\/p>\n

“My knee is on the mend and I\u2019ve started back hitting balls but unfortunately I have been advised not to play Roland Garros,” Draper posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n

“As gutting as it is to miss another Slam, the advice is not to rush straight back into playing five set tennis on clay.”<\/p>\n

The tournament in Barcelona was just the fourth event of Draper’s comeback from bone bruising in his serving arm, which – bar one match at the US Open – had kept him off the tour since Wimbledon last year.<\/p>\n

“Off the back of the arm injury, I\u2019ve been restricted with my training and by giving myself the time to heal and build, I can be the player I want to be out there once again,” Draper added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Draper is 28th in the world rankings, but will fall to around 50th after the completion of this week\u2019s Madrid Open.<\/p>\n

That is because the former British number one finished runner-up in Madrid last year and was supposed to be defending 650 ranking points.<\/p>\n

He will also now be unable to recoup the points he earned for reaching the quarter-finals of last year\u2019s Italian Open and the fourth round of Roland Garros.<\/p>\n

If fully fit, Draper could begin his grass court season in Stuttgart – where he won the title two years ago – on 8 June before heading home to play at Queen\u2019s Club in London.<\/p>\n

The 2024 US Open semi-finalist now has virtually no chance of being seeded for Wimbledon, which means he is very likely to come up against a seed in either the first or second round.<\/p>\n

But that will be the least of his worries right now.<\/p>\n

Draper had a brilliant first half of 2025, winning his first Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells and peaking at fourth in the world rankings. <\/p>\n

But his early career has been riddled with injuries to his shoulder, hip, arm and now knee.<\/p>\n

Getting fit, and staying that way, will be Draper\u2018s primary concern for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Draper showed at Indian Wells in March – only the second ATP event of his comeback – why he could be one of the main threats to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz over the next decade.<\/p>\n

He reached the quarter-finals in California, claiming an impressive victory over Novak Djokovic on the way.<\/p>\n

However, he had tape on his knee at times during that run and has been cautious with his comeback.<\/p>\n

He withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters in late March, and then received treatment on his knee during his first-round match against Tomas Martin Etcheverry in Barcelona before retiring midway through the deciding set.<\/p>\n

Fellow Britons Emma Raducanu and Sonay Kartal have also struggled with illness and injury in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Raducanu skipped Madrid to continue her recovery from a lingering viral illness, while Kartal will miss the entire clay season with a back injury.<\/p>\n

Raducanu is on the entry list for the French Open, which starts on 24 May.<\/p>\n

She has recently resumed training at the National Tennis Centre in London, and will decide over the next few days whether to play in Rome next week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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