Overview
- Draper withdrew from the Mubadala Washington/DC Open on Monday after feeling renewed soreness in his left arm.
- He had told reporters the day before that he felt "physically really good," making the late withdrawal a sudden reversal.
- A fall to world No.147 on the ATP rankings means Draper is now below the usual cut for direct entry and will probably need to play qualifying at the US Open or rely on a wildcard.
- The 24-year-old missed the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon this year and made failed comeback attempts in Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami and Barcelona while working with coach Sir Andy Murray.
- Doctors describe bone-stress problems as slow-healing injuries that can blunt serve speed, which for Draper reduces his main weapon and tightens the timetable for any return before the US Open.