The Serbian tennis player will miss the Canadian Open, after he refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
New setback for Novak Djokovic. The Serbian tennis player will not play the Montreal Masters 1000which is celebrated from August 5 to 14 in the Canadian city then his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
The Canadian Tennis Federation, was called Tennis Canadaannounced Thursday the departure of Djokovic, currently the number 6 in the world, with the German Oscar Otte. Although the entity did not report the reasons for the withdrawal, Canada requires all foreigners arriving in the country to be vaccinated against covid-19 to avoid the 14-day quarantine.
It will be recalled that whoever holds the number six racket in the world has repeatedly refused to be vaccinated against the disease despite the fact that the decision prevented him from playing several tournaments. For his part, Russian Daniil Medvedev, currently number 1 in the world, is the first seed of the men’s competition at the Canadian Open.
Last week, Djokovic said on his personal Twitter account that he was confident he would be able to play US Open 2022, to be played in New York in between on August 29 and September 11.
But right now, the United States requires foreigners who come to the country to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, hence the presence of the 35-year-old Serbian player it is not insured.
after winning Wimbledon last July 10, Novak said that while he would love to play in the US Open, he will not be vaccinated to participate in the competition.
The withdrawal of Djokovic and Otte, number 41 in the world, gave way to the French Benjamin Bonzi (51 in the world) and the Australian Nick Kyrgios (63) entered the main draw.
Source: EFE
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