Draper to miss Australian Open due to injury recovery
skysports - 12/26/2025 9:55:09 PM - GMT (+2 )

Jack Draper has announced he will miss next month's Australian Open after admitting he is not quite ready for a return to top-level competition.

The British No 1 has played just one match since Wimbledon, with bone bruising in his left arm curtailing his 2025 season, and he is set to be on the sidelines for a little while longer.

Draper, ranked 10th in the world, said in a video on X on Boxing Day: "Unfortunately, me and my team have decided not to head out to Australia this year.

"It's a really, really tough decision, obviously (with) Australia being a Grand Slam, it's one of the biggest tournaments in our sport.

"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 a smart decision right now for me and my tennis."

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