Jack Draper Returns to ATP Tour in Dubai After Injury

Jack Draper, Britain's top-ranked male tennis player, returns to the ATP Tour on Monday after a seven-month absence caused by a severe arm injury, facing French qualifier Quentin Halys in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

The 24-year-old, currently world No. 12, has not competed in a full ATP event since withdrawing from the 2025 US Open with a humerus stress injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the year. Draper briefly returned last month, defeating Viktor Durasovic in a Davis Cup qualifying tie against Norway, but pulled out of the Rotterdam Open shortly afterward to prioritize recovery. His match against Halys, a world No. 72 who reached the semifinals in Dubai last year, marks Draper's first competitive test since the injury, which originated from bone bruising in his humerus diagnosed after a second-round loss to Marin Cilic at Wimbledon in July 2025.

Draper's hiatus followed a breakout 2025 season that saw him win his first Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells, reach the Madrid final and the French Open fourth round, and climb to a career-high No. 4 ranking. Despite those successes, the injury hampered his clay-court swing and persisted...