Jack Draper, Ranked Outside Top 100, Set to Return at Eastbourne After Knee Injury

Jack Draper is scheduled to return to competitive tennis at the Eastbourne tournament next week. The 24-year-old has not played since sustaining a knee injury at the Barcelona Open in early April. Eastbourne begins on Monday, and Wimbledon starts June 29.

Draper withdrew from the Queen's Club tournament the week before the article's publication. He spent nearly seven months sidelined with bone bruising in his serving arm before returning in February. The cumulative injuries limited him to 11 competitive matches over the past twelve months, and his ranking has fallen outside the world's top 100.

Draper has been training with Andy Murray at the National Tennis Centre in London. Murray joined Draper's coaching team last month and previously coached him under Jamie Delgado's guidance. Murray announced he would support Draper during the grass-court season and expressed interest in continuing beyond it.

Murray told the BBC the priority is getting Draper back on the match court. He added he has been impressed with Draper's practice sessions.

"I've been incredibly impressed with his tennis on the practice court. He's a super quick learner and a brilliant player as well," Murray told the BBC. "(I have) no doubt that when he gets back on the match court, he will perform well and win matches at the highest level.

Before the injuries, Draper reached the semi-finals of the 2024 US Open, broke into the world's top five, and won the Indian Wells title during an 18-month period. Emma Raducanu has decided not to compete at Eastbourne and will prepare for Wimbledon on the practice courts after reaching the Queen's final last week.