It has been a difficult seven months for British number one Jack Draper.
Draper, who rose to world number four at the start of 2025 after winning the Indian Wells title, has suffered a debilitating left arm injury that has kept him from competing for the best part of seven months.
The British star was expected to return for the Australian Open. However, he has since withdrawn from the event and is not expected to return to competitive play until February.
Draper is set to make his return when Great Britain play Norway in the first round of Davis Cup qualifiers, set to take place in the first week of February.
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On Wednesday, his participation in another event was confirmed.
Jack Draper is set to play at the 2026 Rotterdam Open
On Wednesday evening, the Rotterdam Open published their full entry list for the 2026 event
Jack Draper’s name was on the list alongside the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Alex de Minaur and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Bublik and British number two Cameron Norrie are also all set to compete at the event.
Draper was set to compete at the 2025 event, but withdrew after injuring his hip during his Australian Open fourth round match against Carlos Alcaraz.
Fans of the British star will hope he can put together a string of high-quality performances in February before defending his Indian Wells title in March.
Stan Wawrinka receives a wildcard
Stan Wawrinka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, has received a wildcard spot for the 2026 Rotterdam Open.
Wawrinka won the 2015 Rotterdam title, defeating Tomas Berdych in the final. He also reached the final in 2019, but lost to Gael Monfils.
Wawrinka, 40, announced in December that the 2026 season would be his last on the Tour, much to the dismay of tennis fans.
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The Swiss maestro recently performed well at the United Cup, defeating Shanghai Masters finalist Arthur Rinderknech.
He will hope to continue his good form next week when he competes at the Australian Open – the tournament where he won his first Grand Slam title in 2014.
