Jack Draper’s torturous attempts to return to tennis continued as he wiped away tears during defeat in the first round of the Canadian Open.Trailing Frenchman Terence Atmane 4-1 in the deciding set, the British former world No4 sat in his chair at the changeover and wept.It was a truly wretched sight and, while we must wait for the man himself to speak, it seems likely those tears were an indication that he is still feeling the pain of an arm injury which simply will not leave him alone.Some natural ring-rust aside, there was nothing much wrong with Draper’s level in the first two sets, and when he won the second comfortably he looked well placed to take the match. But his serve began to subside dramatically and by the end he could do little more than just roll it over. The 24-year-old also, in apparent desperation, started to hit an increasing number of dropshots.Atmane, in terrible form himself, won 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.It has been well over 12 months now that Draper has struggled with bone bruising in the humerus of his left arm.Jack Draper was in tears during the third set of his game against Terence Atmane in Montreal as he continues his return from injury ? pic.twitter.com/ekhBse3Af3— Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) August 4, 2026 Jack Draper was reduced to tears as he lost his comeback match following time out with injury The British former world No 4 sat in his chair at the changeover and wept in the final setDue to play at Wimbledon, he pulled out the day before his match. Set to return in Washington, he withdrew citing a twinge in that arm.The injury is clearly chronic and, if this is indeed yet another setback, it is not easy to see where Draper goes from here.Draper said earlier this week: ‘It’s important for people to recognise that the injury I have is very complex, it’s very complicated and everyone around me is doing everything we can to help this keep moving along.’It’s not as simple as ‘rest and heal up and you’ll come back and you’ll be fine’.Terribly sad to say, it is becoming increasingly likely we may never see the best of this beautifully, brutally brilliant player again.