Jack Draper to Miss Remainder of 2025 Season After US Open Withdrawal
British No.7 ends year early after scans show recurrence of bone bruising on left humerus
Jack Draper has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season after scans revealed a recurrence of a bone bruise on the humerus of his left, playing arm, the British No.7 said Monday.
Draper, 23, withdrew from the US Open after his left-arm pain reappeared following his opening-round singles match. Scans taken after the withdrawal showed the injury had returned, and Draper and his team announced he would stop competing for the rest of the year to focus on a full recovery. "Unfortunately, the injury to my arm is something I have to rest and means I'll be sitting out the rest of 2025," he wrote on social media.
The arm problem dates to the middle of the clay-court season this year, when Draper first began to experience bone bruising on the humerus. He continued to play through the pain at Roland Garros, Queen's and Wimbledon and then took seven weeks off in an attempt to be fit for Flushing Meadows. Scans before the US Open had suggested the injury was fully healed and Draper reached the semi-finals of the pre-tournament mixed doubles event with Jessica Pegula.
Draper struggled through his first-round singles match against Argentina's Federico Gomez, then withdrew before his scheduled second-round match when the pain returned. Following the later scans, the decision was taken to end his season immediately.
The injury halt follows a breakthrough 2025 campaign for Draper, who won his biggest title to date at Indian Wells in March and reached his first clay-court final in Madrid in May. He entered Wimbledon seeded fourth and had been widely regarded as one of the players most likely to challenge the established top tier of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. The enforced layoff will end Draper's hopes of making a debut at the ATP Finals for the top eight players.
The early finish to the year is also expected to affect Draper's ranking. The absence from tournament play is likely to result in him dropping out of the world top 10 by the end of the season. He has also withdrawn from the Six Kings exhibition in Riyadh next month, where his appearance would have carried a minimum fee of £1 million.
Draper's career has been repeatedly disrupted by injuries. A rapid growth spurt as a teenager contributed to early shoulder problems, and he experienced hip pain during the 2025 Australian Open and pre-season. He enjoyed a largely injury-free 2024 campaign, raising hopes his body had settled, but the recurring arm issue has now forced another lengthy interruption.
His team framed the decision as a long-term one aimed at ensuring full recovery. Draper wrote that he found the news "very difficult to accept" after building what he described as "incredible momentum" in 2025, but added that he had come back from setbacks before and remained motivated to fulfil his potential.
Draper will miss the remaining ATP events on the calendar and go into a period of rest and rehabilitation under medical supervision. His immediate return timetable will depend on progress in recovery and follow-up imaging. The 23-year-old will not play competitive matches again this year as he focuses on treatment and rehabilitation with the aim of returning in full health for the 2026 season.