Jack Draper’s 2026 season is over, he announced on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Brit has continued to struggle with an arm injury and has played only two matches since Eastbourne in June — losing right away in both Montreal and Cincinnati.
Draper posted the following on Instagram: “Don’t usually love lots of words on here but I wanted to update you that I am aiming to return to the tour at the start of 2027Last summer all the dedication and work I had put into this sport was coming together. It was all going my way and the path seemed so clear.
“However a complicated injury made things incredibly challenging and since that moment I’ve been desperately trying to get back and feel as I once did on the court. Managing so much change, adversity and pain has helped me to grow massively in many areas of my life but has also made me feel a level of fatigue that made it difficult to keep going.
“I am taking this time to reset and heal so when I return I am 100% ready to go,” Draper wrote. “Tennis is my purpose and passion and so when I step back on court I want to make sure that there’s nothing holding me back from where I want to go and achieve the things I know I’m capable of.
“I really appreciate all the continued support from my sponsors, team and people who enjoy following my tennis and I look forward to being back on court to give it my all next year!”
Draper’s season tracked similarly to 2025, when he peaked at Indian Wells before being plagued by physical problems. Draper, who won the Indian Wells title last spring, beat Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) to reach the quarterfinals in the desert in March — without question one of the matches of the year so far. However, he has won just three total matches since that result.
The left-hander has not played a Grand Slam match since round one of last summer’s U.S. Open. He missed all four events in 2026.
sensible decision
Yes. But I’m beginning to wonder if he’s the British Kokkinakis and will never have a year unhampered by injuries.
the British Kokkinakis lololol
Or Delpo
Excellent when healthy but sadly never healthy long.
Wonder if Sinner will play the WTFs