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Draper Withdraws From Rotterdam After Winning Davis Cup Return

The British No. 1 is following a medically guided plan to limit early match load following a six-month arm injury layoff.

Overview

  • Jack Draper marked his comeback with a 6-2, 6-2 Davis Cup win over Viktor Durasovic in Oslo after roughly 164 days out.
  • Great Britain finished a 4-0 victory over Norway, and captain Leon Smith said Draper was always scheduled to play only once with no new niggle.
  • Draper pulled out of next week’s Rotterdam Open, saying he has been advised not to jump into potential back-to-back matches.
  • His team is eyeing Dubai, Miami and a title defence at Indian Wells as tentative next steps, contingent on ongoing load management.
  • Draper attributes last year’s breakdown partly to pushing to match Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, and he says the left-arm bone-stress injury requires careful progression.