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Jack Draper’s Australian Open hopes are over before the tournament begins.
Indian Wells champion Draper announced he’s withdrawn from the 2026 Australian Open as he continues recovery from a left arm injury.
Though Draper said he feels he’s nearing the end of the recovery process, he concedes this injury has been “complex” and “challenging” and believes it would not be wise to try to play best-of-five-set AO matches without feeling his arm is completely healed.
— jack draper (@jackdraper0) December 26, 2025
“Unfortunately, me and my team have decided not to head out to Australia this year,” Draper said in a video posted on X today. “It was a really, really tough decision.”
The left-handed Draper has been limited to one singles match since his Wimbledon loss to Marin Cilic last summer. Draper played the US Open mixed doubles event but was clearly compromised on serve and trying to hit overheads.
Draper conceded a walkover to Zizou Bergs before their scheduled US Open second-round clash in August and has not played since his US Open first-round win over Federico Gomez.
The Australian Open main draw is set for January 18th-February 1st. Ultimately, Draper said he’s just not physically ready to play a Grand Slam.