British star Jack Draper has been dominated out of Wimbledon resulting from a recurrence of an arm damage.
Draper has adopted Emma Raducanu in withdrawing from the Grand Slam in a nightmare 24 hours for British tennis.
Neither of Britain’s two main lights will even take to the courtroom on the All England Membership after Draper revealed he has suffered a recurrence of his arm damage.
It’s a devastating blow for the 24-year-old, who lastly appeared to have put his newest health struggles behind him after a vastly tough 12 months through which he has performed solely a handful of tournaments.
The previous world No 4, who had been resulting from face sixth seed Taylor Fritz on Centre Court docket on Tuesday, stated: “Devastated to share that I’ve needed to withdraw from my first spherical match resulting from a recurrence of my arm damage.
“There have been loads of painful moments within the final 12 months however this one is certainly absolutely the worst as there is no such thing as a better honour for a British participant than taking part in at Wimbledon.
“I’ll proceed to persevere by means of this.
“Thank you for the support!!”
Draper’s troubles started after Wimbledon final 12 months, when he took almost seven months off with bone bruising in his arm, and he then missed virtually all the clay-court season resulting from a knee damage.
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