Jack Draper pulls out of Queen's Club, eyes Eastbourne

British tennis player Jack Draper has withdrawn from next week's ATP 500 tournament at the Queen's Club in London, delaying his return from a knee injury and shortening his preparation for Wimbledon. The 24-year-old announced on Tuesday, June 9, that he now aims to make his competitive comeback at the ATP 250 event in Eastbourne, which begins on June 22 and concludes just before Wimbledon starts on June 29.

Draper has not played a match since retiring from his opening-round contest at the Barcelona Open in mid-April due to a knee issue. That injury forced him to miss the entire clay-court season, including the French Open. His 2025 season was also cut short by a long-term bone bruise in his left arm, an injury that sidelined him for six months after the US Open. As a result of these persistent setbacks, Draper has contested only eight tour-level matches this year and has seen his world ranking fall from a career-high of No. 4 last year to his current position of No. 112.

In a statement, Draper said, "Recovery is going in the right direction, but I'm going to give myself one more week and aim to return at Eastbourne." He added, "Very hard to miss one of my favourite events of the...