JACK DRAPER’s injury woes have continued as he pulled out of next week’s Queen’s Club tournament.
And Britain’s leading star faces a race against time to be fit for , which starts on Monday June 29.
Jack Draper has pulled out of next week’s Queen’s Club tournament due to an injury Credit: PA
It looks to be a race against time for Draper and his new grass coach Andy Murray ahead of Wimbledon Credit: Getty
was due to mark his return at Queen’s next Monday or Tuesday but has vowed to appear on the courts at Eastbourne, which takes place the week before Wimbledon starts.
The Sutton southpaw was not fit to play at the and French Open and has less than three weeks to be ready for the SW19 Championships.
It means that fans will have to wait to see the partnership with new coach , who has only been hired for involvement in the grass-court season.
It means Murray will not be involved on the sidelines of the arena that bears his name.
Draper said: “Recovery going in the right direction but I’m going to give myself one more week and aim to return at Eastbourne.
“Very hard to miss one of my favourite events of the year.
Draper aggravated a tendon in his knee while playing at the Barcelona Open on April 13.
In the final stages of his Last-32 clash with Argentine Tomas Martín Etcheverry, while trailing 4-1 in the deciding set, the left-hander retired hurt with the issue.
Draper will skip Queen’s, which often acts as a warm up for Wimbledon Credit: EPA
As a result, he skipped the rest of the clay-court swing of the season.
Last summer, Draper reached fourth on the world rankings but then hurt his left arm while playing on clay.
Though he made the second round of Wimbledon a few weeks later, he ended up quitting the US Open in New York after an opening-round win and did not appear for the rest of the 2025 season.
The 24-year-old has only played nine matches in a stop-start 2026 campaign but he will be in the main draw for Wimbledon, having squeezed before his ranking drop to 112.
On social media, there have been photos of him and Murray, 39, together at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre.
But sightings of that partnership, as the two-time Wimbledon champion returns to top-level coaching after a stint with , will have to wait for the time being.
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