British star Jack Draper pulls out of Queen's, eyeing return at Eastbourne

[p]The British ‌number three has not played ‌a competitive match since retiring from the Barcelona claycourt event ‌in April.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/draper-jack/SWxNhpmK/"]Draper[/a] reached the semi-final ⁠at Queen's ‌last year, and his absence is a blow to the tournament, which is already missing several big names, including 2025 champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a].[/p][embed guid="9c17b893-e6a7-443a-a7ac-e95980d6b24e" url="https://x.com/the_LTA/status/2064363398742118756" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]Recovery is going ⁠in the ​right direction, but I'm going to give myself one more week and aim to return ‌at Eastbourne[/b]," the former world number four said in a statement.[/p][p]"[b]It's very hard to miss one of my favourite events of the year[/b]."[/p][p]Draper's 2025 season was cut short as he nursed a long-term bone bruise in ‌his arm, and he has ​contested only eight Tour-level matches ‌this year, meaning he has dropped outside the top-100 in the ATP rankings.[/p][p]The 24-year-old recently added two-time Wimbledon champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murray-andy/tYvP6939/"]Andy ⁠Murray[/a] ⁠to his team.[/p]