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By Andrew McCarty
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Just a day after home favorite Emma Raducau withdrew from Wimbledon with an injury, fellow Brit Jack Draper was forced to withdraw from the tournament with an injury.
The 24-year-old cited a recurrence of an injury sustained to his left arm as his reason for dropping out of the tournament.
"Devastated to share that I have had to withdraw from my first round match due to a recurrence of my arm injury," he said, via ESPN.
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"There have been a lot of painful moments in the last 12 months but this one is definitely the absolute worst as there is no greater honour for a British player than playing at Wimbledon. I will continue to persevere through this. Thank you for the support!!"
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Last year, Draper lost in the second round at Wimbledon and then only played at the US Open during the rest of the season due to an arm injury. The former No. 4 player in the PIF ATP Rankings withdrew ahead of his second-round match in New York.
The 24-year-old has played at just five ATP Tour tournaments this season but reached the semi-finals in Eastbourne last week when working with coach Andy Murray.
Lucky loser Dusan Lajovic takes Draper's place in the draw and will now face American star Taylor Fritz, who enters the tournament as the No. 6 seed.
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