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Draper ends 2025 season due to arm injury

Jack Draper announced on social media Monday that he will miss the rest of the 2025 season due to his arm injury. The lefty withdrew from the US Open after one singles match because of the same injury.

“Unfortunately the injury to my arm is something I have to rest and means I’ll be sitting out the rest of 2025,” Draper wrote. “It is very difficult for me to accept as I was building some incredible momentum this year and playing some great stuff.”

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— jack draper (@jackdraper0) September 8, 2025

The Briton is ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, but will not be able to make a push for his Nitto ATP Finals debut. Instead, the 23-year-old will focus on returning to health after a year in which he won his first ATP Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells.

“I’ve been through this before.. and I always come back stronger as I’m so motivated to fulfil my potential as a player,” Draper wrote. “Huge thanks to everyone who backs me to do well and supports me on my journey. Can’t wait to get back out there and give it my all. See you soon!”

Draper earned a 30-9 record this season, including a second Masters 1000 final in Madrid and another championship clash showing in Doha.

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Britain's Draper out for season with arm injury

Jack Draper will not play again this season because of the arm injury that forced his withdrawal from the US Open.

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Darderi goes from facing Alcaraz at US Open to claiming Challenger title

Luciano Darderi added more hardware to his trophy cabinet Sunday, when he won the ATP Challenger Tour event in Genoa, Italy to build upon his already memorable summer.

The Italian, who won back-to-back tour-level titles in Bastad and Umag in July, arrived in Genoa following a third-round run at the US Open, where he fell to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Darderi dropped just one set across five matches in Genoa and raced past countryman Andrea Pellegrino 6-1, 6-3 in the AON Open Challenger Memorial Giorgio Messina final. Darderi is set for his Top 30 debut in the PIF ATP Rankings thanks to his effort in New York followed by his title run on home soil.

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The 23-year-old has won three of his four ATP Tour titles this season. He also reached the third round at Wimbledon. Darderi’s triumph in Genoa marks his fourth Challenger crown.

In other Challenger action, Peru’s Ignacio Buse also went from the season’s final major to the winner’s circle. After qualifying for his maiden Slam main-draw appearance at Flushing Meadows, where he fell to Ben Shelton in the opening round, Buse was crowned champion at the LXII Copa Sevilla in Spain.

Buse, 21, beat Argentine Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the clay-court final. Buse won his first Challenger title in June and is now at a career-high No. 112, approaching his Top 100 debut.

Former World No. 38 Alex Molcan claimed his second consecutive Challenger title at the Istanbul Challenger TED Open. Molcan won the Sofia Challenger two weeks ago as a qualifier and built upon his momentum to win the Istanbul trophy after a 7-6(9), 6-2 final victory against Nicolas Mejia.

The 27-year-old was as low as No. 646 in the PIF ATP Rankings in March, but is now nearing a return to the Top 200 — which he has not been a part of in 16 months.

Briton Billy Harris celebrated a milestone moment by claiming his first Challenger title in Cassis, France. The 30-year-old rallied from a set down in both his semi-final and final matches, escaping Daniil Glinka 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the championship match.

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Harris nearly cracked the Top 100 last September, reaching a career-high No. 101. He held his nerve in his third Challenger final to climb 15 spots to World No. 136.

Italian Giulio Zeppieri did not drop a set all week to win the Road to the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The 23-year-old, broken three times all tournament, defeated Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-6(2), 7-5 in the final, during which Zeppieri hammered 17 aces. The lefty is a three-time Challenger champion.

Marco Trungelliti claimed his second title of the season and fifth overall at the NÖ Open powered by EVN in Tulln, Austria. Like Zeppieri, Trungelliti did not drop a set and was broken just three times for the tournament. The fifth seed downed Czech Andrew Paulson 7-5, 6-1 in the final.

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'Playing perfectly' – how does Alcaraz rank v men's tennis legends at 22?

BBC Sport explores Carlos Alcaraz’s stunning record compared to tennis’ biggest legends in the men’s game after his sixth Grand Slam triumph.

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How Casper Ruud used ATP Tennis IQ Powered by PIF to plot his Madrid final victory

It’s no secret that top ATP Tour players lean on data and statistical analysis to unlock marginal gains, and Casper Ruud did exactly that to claim the biggest title of his career at the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid in May.

Ahead of his championship-match clash with Jack Draper, the Norwegian turned to ATP Tennis IQ powered by PIF, using the platform to study his opponent’s game and spot recurring patterns in his clay-court play. By digging into Draper’s tactical tendencies, Ruud arrived on court with a clear plan and the confidence to execute it under pressure.

“His typical left-handed approach to the clay game is penetrating your opponent’s backhand with [the] forehand,” Ruud said of Draper. “I tried to cover it as good as I can. That was something I really thought about going into the match. I think I was ready for it, which was really important.”

Watch Casper Ruud explain how he uses ATP Tennis IQ powered by PIF

ATP Tennis IQ powered by PIF is an enhanced performance-analytics platform that delivers richer match data, advanced scouting, video breakdowns, and wearable integration, all in real-time. The tool is now available to more than 2,000 ATP Tour and Challenger Tour players, as well as ATP coaches, bringing elite-level analysis within reach across the professional game.

By providing insights into opponents’ tendencies, tactical patterns, and real-time physical metrics, it empowers players to refine preparation, adapt strategy mid-match, and elevate overall development. Read more about the platform here.

For 13-time ATP Tour champion and former World No. 2 Ruud, the value of the innovative platform is clear.

“It’s really cool how you can actually see it on a screen, statistic-wise,” Ruud said of the platform. “It’s really cool that you can compare yourself to yourself, and also the rest of the Tour.

“The one thing you can have a really clear vision of is your opponent’s serve. I find it helpful using [the platform] to see where my opponents typically like to serve on pressure points. If your gut feeling matches what the Tennis IQ platform says about a player, then I know I’m onto something and I will dive deeper.”

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Alcaraz withdraws from Davis Cup Qualifiers R2

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Spain’s upcoming Davis Cup second-round qualifier against Denmark, which will take place in Valencia from 12-13 September, due to fatigue.

The 22-year-old Spaniard defeated fierce rival Jannik Sinner in the US Open final on Sunday and simultaneously sealed his return to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time since September 2023. Alcaraz owns a 5-1 career record at the Davis Cup, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, having made his debut in 2022.

Jaume Munar, Roberto Carballes Baena and Pablo Carreno Busta have replaced Alcaraz and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina — who has also pulled out — in Team Spain’s lineup, which is led by captain David Ferrer.

Holger Rune headlines Denmark’s lineup, which also includes Elmer Moeller, August Holmgren, Christian Sigsgaard and Johannes Ingildsen.

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'A dream come true' – Alcaraz on winning US Open & reaching world no. one

Carlos Alcaraz says it’s a “dream come true” after winning his second US Open title and regaining the No. 1 spot in the world rankings.

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Auger-Aliassime boosts Turin qualification hopes with US Open run

Felix Auger-Aliassime has reignited his push to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second time in his career after a dazzling run to the US Open semi-finals.

With just two months remaining before the prestigious season finale, the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin is heating up. Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur also made gains during their campaigns at the year’s final major in New York.

ATPTour.com looks at the biggest movers in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin as of Monday, 8 September.

Felix Auger-Aliassime – 10th (2,705 points), +8
After a strong early-season that included titles in Adelaide and Montpellier, Auger-Aliassime looked well-positioned for a Nitto ATP Finals spot. A patchy mid-season dimmed these hopes, but his US Open resurgence has firmly put him back in the mix.

The 25-year-old Canadian earned consecutive wins over third seed Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev and De Minaur to reach the semi-finals, leaving him just two places shy of qualification in the Live Race.

View the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin

Novak Djokovic – third (4,180), +2
Novak Djokovic continued his ultra-clean Grand Slam season, advancing to a fourth straight major semi-final in New York before bowing out to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz. The 38-year-old Serbian joined Jannik Sinner as the only men to reach the semi-finals at all four majors this year.

The record seven-time Nitto ATP Finals champion, who also won his 100th tour-level trophy this year in Geneva, climbed two spots to third in the Live Race.

Alex de Minaur – seventh (3,145), +1
Last year, De Minaur made his debut at the Nitto ATP Finals, becoming the first Australian to qualify since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004. Following his run to the US Open quarter-finals this year, the 26-year-old looks in good standing to return to Turin. De Minaur, who won his first title of the season in Washington in July, boasts a Tour-leading 28 wins on hard courts in 2025, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.

Lorenzo Musetti – eighth (3,070), +1
After a slow start to the North American swing, Lorenzo Musetti turned things around in New York by reaching his first major quarter-final on hard courts. With the breakthrough, the 23-year-old is back inside the qualification spots for Turin, where he is aiming to make his debut. Musetti holds a 30-13 record this season, highlighted by semi-final appearances at all three-clay court ATP Masters 1000 events and Roland Garros.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals, taking place from 9-16 November at Inalpi Arena in Turin.

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On This Day: Ferrero debuts at No. 1 after Agassi shootout at US Open

Juan Carlos Ferrero came up short in the 2003 US Open final, but he received the ultimate consolation prize one day later: his debut at No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings. The Spaniard rose to the pinnacle of the men’s game on 8 September 2003, but he began laying the foundations for that milestone the previous season.

Behind a run to the final at the 2002 ATP Masters Cup, now the Nitto ATP Finals, Ferrero finished that year at World No. 4. He fell one set shy of the trophy at the season finale in Shanghai (l. to Hewitt), but won four singles crowns in a breakthrough 2023 campaign.

Ferrero lifted his lone Grand Slam title at Roland Garros that season and also triumphed at the ATP Masters 1000s Monte-Carlo and Madrid. While he initially struggled to back up his French Open success, he rose to the occasion at the US Open — where had never been past the fourth round — to earn his status as World No. 1.

In a battling run to the New York final, Ferrero notched just a single straight-sets result in six victories. A four-set quarter-final win against 2001 US Open champ Lleyton set up a semi-final showdown with World No. 1 Andre Agassi, a marquee matchup that doubled as a shootout for the top spot in the PIF ATP Rankings.

With his 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory against the home favourite, Ferrero was guaranteed to leave New York as the new No. 1.

“I worked a lot for this No. 1,” said the Spaniard, who played four matches in four days to close out his rain-affected US Open campaign. “I’m really happy to be No. 1.”

During his eight weeks at the pinnacle, Ferrero lived up to his billing as the game’s best by winning the Madrid title. His run was ultimately ended by Roddick, who made his No. 1 debut in November.

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Alcaraz overcomes Sinner to win US Open

Carlos Alcaraz triumphs in the latest chapter of his compelling rivalry with Jannik Sinner, earning a four-set victory to regain the US Open title.

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