Britain's Draper Withdraws From Us Open With Injury

British number 1 Jack Draper has withdrawn from nan US Open because of an limb injury.

The 5th seed was seen arsenic 1 of nan contenders for nan title astatine Flushing Meadows, having reached nan semi-finals past year, but his preparations were disrupted by nan injury.

The 23-year-old came done his first-round lucifer against Argentine qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez successful 4 tricky sets connected Tuesday.

He was owed to play Belgium's Zizou Bergs connected Thursday.

"I tried my very champion to beryllium present and springiness myself nan each chance to play but nan discomfort successful my limb has go excessively much," Draper wrote successful a connection connected X.

"I person to do what is correct and look aft myself."