Draper to miss Australian Open with arm injury

Due to an ongoing arm injury, British No. 1 Jack Draper will not compete in the Australian Open next month.

The 24-year-old has only played singles matches since Wimbledon in the summer, but he hoped to make it to Melbourne for his first Grand Slam of the year.

However, Draper claimed in a video posted on X that his 2025 campaign was one of the most challenging and complicated of his career.

He said, “Unfortunately, my team and I have chosen not to visit Australia this year.” It was a very difficult choice, according to the author.

Draper initially complained of pain in his upper left serving arm during the spring clay-court season, and he attempted to play alongside Jessica Pegula in the mixed doubles in the US Open in late August, but he was unable to play because of the discomfort.

With Australia being a Grand Slam, it’s unquestionably one of the biggest tournaments in our sport, he continued.

“I’ve been suffering from this injury for a long time, though. It seems foolish for me and my tennis to take a backseat to the court in the very, very end of the [recovery] process right now because I’m at the very end of it.

“I’ve obviously had a lot of setbacks, but this one is by far the most challenging, the most challenging, and the most complex one I’ve ever had.”