DRAPER DISMISSES INJURY CONCERN

TENNIS Jack Draper insists he can still be a contender for the US Open despite concerns over an arm problem.

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The world number five arrived in New York without having played a match for more than seven weeks after being diagnosed with bone bruising in his left humerus.

Draper, right, admitted after battling to a four-set win over Federico Agustin Gomez in the first round on Monday that he had feared he would not make it, with the 23-year-old pushing the expected recovery time of eight weeks.

He served conservatively, with his speeds well down on the numbers he was hitting on his way to the semifinals last year.