Draper set to return from injury for GB in Davis Cup

After spending more than five months out with an injury in Great Britain’s Davis Cup match against Norway in February, Jack Draper is scheduled to return to action.

The British number one had hoped to compete in the Australian Open this month, but he withdrew on Boxing Day because of an ongoing arm injury.

Draper, who is currently ranked 10 in the world, has only ever played one singles match since Wimbledon.

In the second qualifying round of the competition, the winner will face either Australia or Ecuador in September.

Draper described the injury as one of his most challenging and complex injuries in a late last month post on X.

He remarked that it was “really, really tough” to choose not to compete in the Australian Open, which starts on January 18.

Draper spent a number of months experiencing discomfort in the left side of his serving arm before eventually ending his season after leaving the US Open in August.

By naming Draper at this point, Smith has no objections to making three changes to his team up until the tie’s eve.

In his video from December 26th, Draper stated that he is at the “very, very end stages of the]recovery process” and that he hopes to be ready to leave sometime in February.

Up until the French Open’s upcoming start in late May, he would need to play two best-of-three set singles in Oslo. Aside from that, five set tennis is not a problem.

If properly rested, the team is very strong.