Britain's Draper out of Davis Cup tennis tie against Japan

But the British number one tennis player still hopes to be fit to compete in singles competition at next month's Australian Open, which falls in between the two team events. Draper had been due to fly to Australia on Monday before partnering with Katie Boulter for Britain at the United Cup, an international mixed team tournament in Sydney starting on December 30. "As I work to get on top of my hip injury and get match-fit, I have unfortunately been advised not to play in the United Cup," said Draper in a statement on Thursday.