The final decision on Djokovic and his presence in Indian Wells and Miami

The Serb, world number one, will miss the Master 1000 after his request for an exemption to enter the United States was denied.

the serbian Novak Djokovicnumber one in men’s world tennis, He will not play in Indian Wells and the Miami Masters 1000, after his request for an exemption to enter the United States without vaccination was denied on Saturday. against the coronavirus.

In this sense, the current senator of the Republican Party in Florida, Rick Scott, announced that the 35-year-old Serb has denied his request for a waiver to play in Indian Wells from March 8 to 19, and then in Miami, from March 22 to April 2, according to Spanish sports newspaper Marca.

However, Rick Scott He left a door open because he requested through a letter the direct intervention of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to allow access to the country of number one in the worldthe only tennis player in the “top100” who was not vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The Serbian, winner of 93 titles in his career, including 22 Grand Slams, a record he shares with Spaniard Rafael Nadal, has not competed in Indian Wells and Miami Masters 1000 since 2019, as in 2020 they are not played for the pandemic. and in 2021 and 2022 they were not allowed to do so because of their refusal to be vaccinated.

Djokovic, this year’s champion at the Adelaide ATP 250 and then the Australian Open, had his unbeaten 20-game record snapped yesterday when he fell to Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Dubai, which takes place in the United Arab Emirates.

The Serbian snapped a streak of 20 victories that began last year when he lost the Masters 1000 final in Paris to Danish Holger Rune 3-6, 6-3 and 7-5, then won the Masters played in Turin and the mentioned tournaments in Adelaide and Australia.

Source: Telam