Jack Draper was left in tears after losing to Terence Atmane as the Brit’s long-term arm injury appeared to resurface and hamper him on his return to action at the Canadian Open.Playing in just his sixth tournament of the year, and a first since pulling out of Wimbledon, Draper was beaten 6-3 2-6 6-2 by France’s Atmane.
After a rusty start, Draper appeared to have found form as he dominated the second set, but his performance suddenly dropped off in the decider as the power in his serves and groundstrokes reduced massively.
When trailing 4-1, Draper sat down and spent the entire changeover crying, apparently uncontrollably.The 24-year-old carried on and almost claimed a break before spiritedly holding serve one more time, before Atmane closed out victory in an hour and 52 minutes.
Draper had established himself as one of the biggest challengers to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s dominance of the men’s game as he moved up to a career high No 4 ranking in June 2025.
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Highlights of the first round match at the Canadian Open between Terence Atmane and Jack Draper.
It was around that time that Draper began suffering from a bone bruise in his left arm, an injury that has continued to hamper him ever since.
In 2026, he put together runs to the quarter-finals at Indian Wells in March and the semi-finals at Eastbourne in June, but has been unable to stay on the court consistently.Sir Andy Murray has been part of Draper’s coaching team since May, but Montreal was just the second tournament he has been able to play in during their partnership.Draper has a wild card into next week’s Cincinnati Open, but his defeat in Montreal is likely to raise fresh doubts over his participation there and at the US Open.
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2026-08-04 22:30:00
