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Is amount of pre-Wimbledon injuries a worry?
Key takeaways
- Jack Draper has dropped outside the world's top 150 after playing only 15 matches in the past year
- Draper, 24, has missed the Australian Open and French Open this year - as well as pulling out of the US Open last year before his second-round match - due to long-term injury.
- While Draper is fit to continue the early stages of his comeback at the All England Club, seven-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz is missing with a wrist injury.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Jack Draper has dropped outside the world's top 150 after playing only 15 matches in the past year
BBC Sport tennis news reporter at Wimbledon Published37 minutes ago Britain's Jack Draper thinks the amount of injuries suffered by leading players is "pretty worrying" as he prepares to make his Grand Slam comeback at Wimbledon.
Draper, 24, has missed the Australian Open and French Open this year - as well as pulling out of the US Open last year before his second-round match - due to long-term injury.
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