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By his own admission, the arm injury which has derailed Draper’s career is “complicated”.<\/p>\n
Scans last year showed the former world number four had bruising in his humerus – the bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow – in his left arm.<\/p>\n
Draper’s game is anchored by a big serve and forehand, and the injury stopped him generating power on these shots.<\/p>\n
Initially he tried to play through the discomfort, but withdrew from last year’s US Open before his second-round match.<\/p>\n
The next move was taking time away from playing and allowing the injury to heal as he swiftly decided to curtail his 2025 season.<\/p>\n
Draper opted not to play this year’s Australian Open in January, then missed the French Open and Wimbledon as he continued to take precautionary measures.<\/p>\n
He made his latest comeback at the Canadian Open on 4 August, but the sight of him breaking down in tears<\/a> midway through his first-round loss to France’s Terence Atmane led to further concerns.<\/p>\n Draper did play again nine days later at the Cincinnati Open, but lost in straight sets<\/a> to Spain’s Martin Landaluce after being 5-2 up in the second set.<\/p>\n Now he has decided to take more time away from the tour. <\/p>\n His representatives said he was “gutted” after what has clearly been a “tough period”, adding they do not know when he will be back competing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n