Raducanu & Draper At Wimbledon Despite Missing It Due To Injuries

Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper are not competing at Wimbledon this year, but they were both present in SW19 on the first day of the event.

Raducanu's 2023 season hasn't been the best, as the Brit has dealt with numerous physical problems dating back to the start of her year in Auckland.

She opted to play through the injuries and did rather well, but eventually understood that it was not going to get better on its own. Surgery was ultimately needed, and she underwent a couple of them.

Raducanu had triple surgery fixing both wrists and an ankle, with a possible return in the second half of this year. There have been few updates since, although many expect her to return in the second half of the year.

The Brit made her way to Wimbledon alongside fellow Brit Jack Draper to spend some time with fans waiting in line to enter the Wimbledon grounds.

Draper is another native player who won't play at the event. He also dealt with several injuries this year starting back in Australia after which he missed multiple events due to them.

It's been tough for him as he admitted that he was mentally destroyed after the setback he suffered at Roland Garros.

Both of them are respective rising stars in the sport and the hope of British tennis. There is a hole to be filled on both the ATP and WTA Tours, but their injury struggles are a striking parallel in their careers.

Neither were particularly injury-prone before becoming professionals, so this was an unfortunate development for both players. Draper hasn't specified when he'll return, though the hope is that it'll happen later this year.

It's the same for Raducanu. She, too, hasn't really talked much about her return as she was mostly busy spending time away from the sport. It's unclear whether she's back to practice, as her social media indicates multiple trips around the world but no court time.