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British fifth seed Jack Draper pulled out of the US Open on Wednesday ahead of his second-round match due to injury, tournament organisers said.

Draper reached the semi-finals in New York last year but missed the warm-up events in Toronto and Cincinnati to nurse an injury to his left arm.

The 23-year-old beat Argentine qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez in four sets in the opening round on Monday, but withdrew before he was scheduled to face Belgium’s Zizou Bergs.

In the US Open women’s singles, Indonesian qualifier Janice Tjen’s ground to a halt with a comprehensive second-round defeat to Britain’s Emma Raducanu.

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Tjen upset Russian 24th seed Veronika Kudermetova on Sunday after becoming the first Indonesian to play in the main singles draw of a Grand Slam since 2004.

But any hopes of a sustained giant-killing run at Flushing Meadows evaporated in a 6-2, 6-1 defeat to 2021 US Open champion Raducanu at the Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Emma Raducanu booked her place in the third round with a clinical performance, pulling Tjen all over the court with a succession of powerful deep groundstrokes into the corners.

Raducanu established control from the outset, breaking Tjen in the second game of the first set and holding twice for a 3-0 lead.

She broke Tjen again to take the first set, pinging a forehand into the corner as the 23-year-old from Jakarta scrambled unsuccessfully to return.

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Tjen was soon under pressure in the second set, being broken twice in succession to fall 4-0 down.

Raducanu then held for a 5-0 lead, before wrapping up victory by holding in the seventh game.

Raducanu, who made history with her fairytale US Open triumph four years ago when she became the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title, will face either ninth seed Elena Rybakina or Tereza Valentova in the third round.

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TORONTO: British top seed Jack Draper, Wimbledon winner Jannik Sinner, and veteran Novak Djokovic have withdrawn from the forthcoming Masters 1000 tournaments set to begin in a week’s time.

The ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, also known as ATP Tour Masters 1000, are a series of nine top-level professional tennis tournaments on the ATP Tour.

These tournaments are held annually and feature the top-ranked male tennis players. Each tournament winner receives 1,000 ranking points, hence the name “Masters 1000”.

Jack Draper has withdrawn from the Masters 1000 tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati due to an arm injury. The 23-year-old focuses on getting fit for next month’s US Open.

Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic have also pulled out of the Canadian Open, which starts on July 27.

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Jannik Sinner outplayed defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the final on 13 July to win his first Wimbledon men’s title.

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic cited his groin injury for his withdrawal from the tournament, which he has won four times.

The Cincinnati Open begins on August 7 and wraps up on August 18, six days before the start of the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the year.

Both tournaments are Masters 1000 events, the level below the four majors.

World number five Draper, who was knocked out in the second round at Wimbledon by Marin Cilic, said his injury was not serious and he would be fit for the US Open in New York.

“After Wimbledon, I picked up an injury in my left arm, nothing serious, but I have to make sure it recovers fully for the rest of the season,” he said on X.

“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to compete in Toronto and Cincinnati… See you in NYC!”

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