Jack Draper pulls out of Wimbledon

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Jack Draper has pulled out of Wimbledon in a devastating blow for the Briton after a year of injury struggles.

Draper, ranked fourth in the world last year, was due to play sixth seed Taylor Fritz on Tuesday but has withdrawn from the tournament.

The 24-year-old had Andy Murray as his coach for Wimbledon, but follows Emma Raducanu in withdrawing from his home grand slam.

Draper has suffered a relapse of the arm injury that forced him to miss seven months of the tour between August and February.

“Devastated to share that I have had to withdraw from my first round match due to a recurrence of my arm injury,” Draper said.

“There have been a lot of painful moments in the last 12 months but this one is definitely the absolute worst as there is no greater honour for a British player than playing at Wimbledon.

“I will continue to persevere through this. Thank you for the support!”

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