Jack Draper to overlook Wimbledon due to shoulder damage

Jack Draper will miss Wimbledon due to a shoulder damage that compelled him out of the French Open.

The 21-year-old British participant stated Thursday he wants time to get well from his newest damage setback.

At Roland Garros final Monday, Draper retired from his first-round match in opposition to Tomas Martin Etcheverry whereas trailing by a set and 1-0.

The 6-foot-4 left-hander, who’s ranked fifty fifth, had hoped to make his third look on the All England Club subsequent month.

“It’s clear my shoulder is going to need time and rehab to get back to where it needs to be,” Draper wrote on Instagram. “My team and I have made the difficult decision to miss the grass court season this year.”

In March at Indian Wells, Draper retired from his fourth-round match in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz due to a abdomen muscle damage. A hamstring damage ended Draper’s run to the third spherical of final yr’s U.S. Open.

“I guess in this sport there are so many ups and downs but this one is tough to take,” he wrote Thursday.