2 hours ago Britain's Jack Draper volition marque his long-awaited instrumentality from wounded astatine Eastbourne adjacent week - and helium volition beryllium watched by caller manager Andy Murray.
The 24-year-old has not played competitively since aboriginal April and needs lucifer signifier earlier Wimbledon starts connected 29 June.
After withdrawing from Queen's past week, Draper present feels acceptable to play astatine Eastbourne and beryllium his fittingness earlier the Championships begin.
Eastbourne volition beryllium Draper's archetypal tourney nether the guidance of Murray, who was brought into the 2024 US Open semi-finalist's team past month.
Former satellite fig 1 Murray, speaking exclusively to BBC Sport this week, says helium hopes to enactment with Draper connected a semipermanent basis.
Draper had been with Murray's erstwhile manager Jamie Delgado earlier making a astonishment announcement that the three-time Grand Slam singles champion would beryllium "supporting" him implicit the grass-court season.
Asked if the concern is simply a semipermanent project, 39-year-old Murray said: "I anticipation so.
"I deliberation the fig 1 precedence for Jack and the squad conscionable present is getting him backmost connected the lucifer court, competing and gaining spot successful his assemblage again."
Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu has opted not to play successful Eastbourne, which starts connected Monday.
The British women's fig 1 reached the Queen's last past week, but the 23-year-old volition proceed her Wimbledon preparations connected the signifier courts adjacent week.
Home players Arthur Fery, Jacob Fearnley, Jack Pinnington Jones, Francesca Jones, Alicia Dudeney and Hannah Klugman person been fixed wildcards for the combined ATP-WTA event.
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