Jack Draper has been limited by injuries especially in the second half of this season, which is why he has not played an official match since the first round of the US Open. The young English ace had been the protagonist of an excellent rise in the first half of the year, considering that he had won his first Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells making his entry into the Top 5 of the ATP rankings.
He had also reached the final at the Mutua Madrid Open by making the most of the particularly fast conditions of the surface in the Spanish capital, but he had disappointed expectations at both Roland Garros and the Wimbledon Championships.
At that moment, Jack had begun to feel a pain in his arm that haunted him throughout the summer forcing him to retire after winning his first match in New York. A few days later, the former world number 4 announced his decision to end his 2025 early in order to regenerate his body for next season.
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Jack is not ready yet
Draper was supposed to be back in action this weekend for the UTS tour scheduled in London, but a few days ago he announced that he does not feel ready yet and that the doctors have advised him to be cautious. His main goal is to be ready for the start of the Australian Open, which will start on January 18 at Melbourne Park (a week later than usual).
Interviewed by the British channel 'ITV', the French top coach Patrick Mouratoglou often has nice words for Draper: "As I already said several years ago, I still think that Jack would be permanently in the Top 5 of the ATP rankings if he didn't have so many injuries. He has the potential to compete with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
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He has all the necessary skills and has enormous ambitions, as well as having a game that I really like. His problem in recent years has been recurring injuries, which have forced him to play much less than expected. His 2025 season lasted only six months, yet he is still in the Top 10."
