Injured Draper withdraws on eve of another tournament

Injured Draper withdraws on eve of another tournament Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jack Draper has only played 13 matches this season and dropped out of the world's top 100ByJonathan JurejkoBBC Sport tennis news reporterPublished5 minutes agoFormer British number one Jack Draper has withdrawn on the eve of another tournament because of the long-term arm injury which continues to cause him discomfort.Left-handed Draper, 24, has pulled out of the ATP Tour event in Washington, which was set to be his first appearance since ruling himself out of Wimbledon last month.Draper has been hampered by bone bruising in his serving arm for more than a year, but said at the weekend he was "feeling physically good" before the Mubadala DC Open.He looked strong in practice sessions under the guidance of new coach Andy Murray, but withdrew from the ATP 500 event on Monday after feeling more soreness in the problematic arm.It is another frustrating setback for Draper and a similar scenario to the All England Club, where he talked positively about his fitness before withdrawing just 24 hours before his first-round match.Draper remains hopeful of playing in Montreal and Cincinnati before the US Open - where he reached the semi-finals in 2024 - starts on 30 August.However, there is no doubt this is another concerning development - and a worrying pattern with an injury which Draper describes as "complicated".Sabalenka & Djokovic to team up in US Open mixed doublesPublished53 minutes agoBritain's Jones defends Challenger title in PalermoPublished22 hours agoThe former world number four has only played 15 matches in the past 12 months, largely because of the bruised humerus which he has tried to overcome by resting for long periods."It's hard to tell when you can push [and] when not to push," Draper said at Wimbledon."At the end of the day I'm playing a very aggressive sport, that you need to play through some stuff. Some...