Andy Murray and Jack Draper confirm they are BOTH fit for next week’s US Open… after the Brits withdrew from warm-up events because of injury

Andy Murray and Jack Draper confirmed their fitness for next week’s US Open after appearing in the draw for the season’s final Grand Slam.

The former champion and Britain’s most promising male have both withdrawn from warm-up events through injury in the last fortnight, with Draper the more doubtful after his shoulder played up again this week at Winston Salem.

He is fit to meet Moldova’s Radu Albot in the first round. Murray, back from an abdominal issue, will fancy his chances against Frenchman Corentin Moutet and could play fellow veteran Grigor Dimitrov in round two.

Dan Evans and Cam Norrie have experienced mainly lows this summer — aside from Evans’ title in Washington — and will play Colombia’s Daniel Galen and Russia’s Andrey Shevchenko respectively.

US Open debutante Jodie Burrage meets another Russian in Anna Blinkova and British No 1 Katie Boulter takes on unseeded Frenchwoman Diane Parry.

Andy Murray (above) and Jack Draper confirmed they’re both fit ahead of next week’s US Open

Draper (above) is fit to play Radu Albot in the first round after recovering from a shoulder injury

Iga Swiatek is top seed among the women and Burrage could meet the No 2, Aryna Sabalenka, in the second round.

Of the two strong favourites to meet each other in the final, Novak Djokovic was given a more comfortable looking passage through the first week than defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. The Serb missed last year’s tournament due to his refusal to take a Covid vaccine.

Jeddah in Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as host city for the ATP NextGen finals, the event for this year’s top eight young players.

The announcement came as Qatar Sports Investments took ownership of the two rival tours in the fast-growing sport of padel tennis.