Overview
- Tennis Canada announced Wednesday that it had awarded Jack Draper a main-draw wild card for the National Bank Open in Montreal.
- Draper withdrew from the Washington Mubadala DC Open days earlier because of recurrent soreness from a left-arm bone bruise first diagnosed at the 2025 US Open.
- The 24-year-old has played only about a dozen matches this season, has fallen to roughly world No. 147, and will likely need to qualify for the US Open unless granted a special main-draw wildcard.
- The tournament’s decision drew negative reaction on social media and from commentators who warned that using a precious wild card for a medically uncertain player risks late withdrawals and disadvantages others.
- Andy Murray is working with Draper during the comeback and Montreal offers a live test of his match fitness ahead of US Open qualifying with clear competitive and reputational stakes if he pulls out again.