Jack Draper announced on social media Friday that he will not compete in Australia to begin his 2026 season because of the arm injury he has been recovering from.
“Unfortunately me and my team have decided not to head out to Australia this year. It’s a really, really tough decision, obviously Australia being a Grand Slam, it’s one of the biggest tournaments in our sport,” Draper said in a video he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “However, I’ve had this injury for a long time. I’m at the very, very end stages of the process and to step back on court into best-of-five-set tennis so soon just doesn’t seem like the smart decision right now for me and my tennis.
“I’ve obviously been through a fair amount of setbacks so far. But by far and away this one has been the most difficult, most complex one that I’ve had.”
— jack draper (@jackdraper0) December 26, 2025
The British lefty has played one tour-level match since Wimbledon, a first-round win at the US Open. Draper then withdrew from the season’s final major and did not compete again in 2025.
The 24-year-old has been battling an arm injury. The No. 10 player in the PIF ATP Rankings tallied a 30-9 record in 2025, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. He won his first ATP Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells.
“It always seems to manage to make me more resilient, to make me hungrier, to make me just want to become the player I want to become even more,” Draper said of his injury. “I’m looking forward to getting back out there in 2026 and competing.”
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