Overview
- Draper picked up a left-arm issue during his second-round loss to Marin Cilic at Wimbledon and has not competed since.
- He described the injury as “nothing serious” on social media but emphasized the need for full recovery for the rest of his season.
- The British No. 1’s ATP ranking slipped from world No. 4 to No. 5 and could fall further without points from Toronto and Cincinnati.
- His withdrawal follows similar pulls by Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic from the Canadian Open, reshaping the fields in Toronto and Cincinnati.
- Draper is expected to return at the US Open, which begins on August 24 in New York.