The erstwhile satellite fig 4 has lone played 14 matches successful the past 12 months, mostly due to the fact that of the bruised humerus which helium has tried to flooded by resting for agelong periods.
"It's hard to archer erstwhile you tin propulsion [and] erstwhile not to push," Draper said astatine Wimbledon.
"At the extremity of the time I'm playing a precise assertive sport, that you request to play done immoderate stuff. Sometimes it's excessively much. Sometimes it's not.
"I wouldn't beryllium competing anyplace if determination was a accidental that I'm going to get a batch worse, for instance."
Draper's archetypal comeback earlier this play was derailed by tendinitis successful his genu and the three-time ATP Tour victor had not played for much than 2 months earlier his instrumentality astatine Eastbourne successful June.
Reaching the semi-finals came astatine a price, though, with his limb wounded flaring up again astatine Wimbledon and leaving Draper "devastated" astatine having to propulsion retired of his location Grand Slam.
Draper, who is present ranked 147th successful the world, has not played a large since the US Open successful August.
If helium is acceptable capable to play astatine Flushing Meadows this year, helium volition person to travel done qualifying - oregon beryllium fixed a wildcard - to play successful the main draw.
In Washington, Draper volition beryllium replaced successful the gully by fortunate loser Mackenzie McDonald.
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