- British tennis player Jack Draper has withdrawn from the Madrid Open and Italian Open due to an aggravated knee tendon injury.
- The injury forced him to retire from his opening match in Barcelona last week and has prevented him from completing any clay-court matches this season.
- Draper will lose 850 ranking points, having been a finalist in Madrid and a quarter-finalist in Rome last year, causing him to plummet outside the world's top 70 from his current 28th position.
- He remains hopeful of being fit for Roland-Garros next month, but will be unseeded for the French Open and likely Wimbledon.
- This withdrawal follows a challenging eight-month period for Draper, who previously suffered from a bone bruising injury in his left arm.
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