The Serb remains firm in his decision not to get vaccinated against covid-19, a determination that has deprived him of playing tournaments before. On this occasion, the world number one will be prevented from competing in the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami.
A new slam on their intentions to enter the United States received this Saturday the tennis player Novak Djokovic after having been refusal of exemption from authorization requested to enter the country according to what was reported by the senator of the republican party in Florida, rick scott .
Thus Djokovic – who recently lost in the semi-finals of the ATP 500 in Dubai against the Russian Daniil Medvedev (7th), ending a series of 15 consecutive victories this season – You will not be able to say present in the first 1000 category tournaments of the year which will run from March 8-19 (Indian Wells) and March 22-April 2 (Miami).
However, Scott pointed out that he had requested – through a letter – the direct intervention of President Joe Biden in order to allow the entry into the country of the winner of 22 Grand Slam tournaments.
The Serbian, who recently became the tennis player with the most weeks at the top of the rankings after beating Germany’s Steffi Graf, He hasn’t played in both tournaments since 2019 after being suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic, and in 2021 and 2022 he was forced to take time off due to his refusal to vaccinate against coronavirus .
The decision of the authorities was widely rejected by tournament organizers . Such is the case of Miami Open who used their social networks to express that “Novak Djokovic is one of the greatest tennis players of all time and a six-time Miami Open champion. We hope he will be allowed into the country so that Floridians have the opportunity to see compete again.” they pointed out.
Finally, this determination also sets an alert quota considering that, If the entry restrictions are maintained, the Serb will not be able to play the US Open again competition which will take place between August and September of this year.
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