WIMBLEDON -- Jack Draper has joined home favourite Emma Raducanu in pulling out of Wimbledon due to injury.
Draper cited a recurrence of an injury sustained to his left arm.
The Brit had been due to face American No. 6 seed Taylor Fritz on Centre Court on Tuesday.
Draper, 24, wrote on social media: "Devastated to share that I have had to withdraw from my first round match due to a recurrence of my arm injury. 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!!"
Draper's recent injury struggles have seen him drop out of the rankings' top 100 this year.
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Draper's compatriot Raducanu also confirmed her withdrawal at the weekend after a scan showed an injury to her leg was a stress fracture.
He was coming off the back of a positive run at Eastbourne where he made the semifinals before being knocked out by Ugo Humbert.
The injuries started after Wimbledon last year and he took nearly seven months off with bone bruising in his arm.
The 2024 US Open semifinalist returned to playing earlier this year and had an encouraging quarterfinals finish at Indian Wells.
Soon after he was forced to retire from the Barcelona Open in April due to a knee injury in his first round match and has missed the clay-court season as a result.
He reached a career high ranking of world No. 4 in June last year, but is now 131rd in the rankings.
