Overview
- Draper makes his ATP Tour comeback at the Dubai Championships as the No. 4 seed and current world No. 12.
- His first-round opponent is qualifier Quentin Halys, with Fabian Marozsan or Arthur Rinderknech projected in round two.
- Later rounds could bring tougher assignments, with potential matchups reported against Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Bublik, and Jakub Mensik.
- The 24-year-old returns from a complex bone-stress injury in his left humerus after six months out and skipped Rotterdam as a planned load-management step.
- He says he feels ready to play at full intensity, comes in off a Davis Cup win over Viktor Durasovic, and aims to challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz while eyeing Olympic gold and Wimbledon.