The uncertainty surrounding Jack Draper’s Madrid Open participation was ended on Monday.
The British star has withdrawn from the event and is now set to fall to his lowest ranking since 2024.
Draper recently suffered a knee injury during his opening match at the Barcelona Open, and it appears this injury has prevented the Briton from participating in Madrid.
The withdrawal represents the latest disappointment for Draper, who had only recently returned from a long-term left-arm injury.
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Jack Draper is set to fall outside the ATP top 40 after withdrawing from the Madrid Open
Draper is set to lose a significant amount of ATP ranking points after reaching the final of last year’s event.
The 24-year-old defeated Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Musetti on his way to last year’s final, before losing to Casper Ruud in three sets.
Following his withdrawal from the 2026 event, Draper is set to lose 650 ATP ranking points.
As per the ATP live rankings, Draper will fall 19 places to world number 47.
The last time Draper was ranked this low was in February 20 – Draper was ranked 50th on the ATP Tour.
Draper is also set to miss the Italian Open.
“An aggravated tendon in my knee means I am not able to play in Madrid and Rome,” Draper said, as per BBC Sport.
“It’s frustrating for sure, but I am thankful it isn’t anything more serious.
“Recovery is going well and I feel good about my chances of being fit for Roland Garros. I am looking forward to building momentum from there.”
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Jack Draper’s Madrid Open debut
Draper made his Madrid debut in 2022, reaching the second round.
Draper, a wildcard, began the event by defeating Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 6-3.
He was then defeated by sixth seed Andrey Rublev, 6-2, 4-6, 5-7.
Draper returned to the event two years later and again he reached the second round, defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis before losing to Hubert Hurkacz.
As mentioned previously, Draper reached the final in 2025 before losing to Casper Ruud.
After losing the 2025 final, Draper admitted that Ruud had maintained a more consistent level throughout the final.
“I mean, I think there was a couple of moments where his, well, I didn’t feel like his level really dropped off, apart from maybe a couple of double-faults he threw in,” Draper told reporters during his post-match press conference.
“But again, whereas, you know, mine a couple of stages in the matches just dipped a little bit, and that was the difference. You can’t do that, especially at this level against that kind of caliber of player, especially on the clay.
“So, yeah, I thought there was a lot of good stuff, but, yeah, just in a couple of key moments, I felt like his level maintained and mine maybe just dipped off a little bit, so…”
