US Open won’t have anti-vaccine Novak Djokovic: ‘This time I won’t be able to go to New York’

Novak Djokovic will not be at the next edition of the US Open. It is the Serbian tennis player himself who communicates it. “Unfortunately, this time I won’t be able to travel to New York for the US Open.” , he wrote on his Twitter account, reflecting the determination, which is due to a known problem: his stubbornness in the idea of ​​not being vaccinated against Covid-19. The athlete, who is sixth in the ATP rankings, is also grateful for the support he has received in recent days. “Thanks #NoleFam for your messages of love and support. Good luck to my gaming friends! I will keep myself fit and with a positive spirit and look forward to the opportunity to compete again. See you soon, world of tennis! “, he raises, in the candid statement.

This Thursday, the tournament published the list of players who will participate in the event, without Nole among those mentioned. The signal was already quite decisive as to his possible absence, but the confirmation was missing, which the player himself was responsible for doing. the american tournament it is the second major of the season which denies him access . Djokovic could not play the Australian Open . In Oceania, in fact, he experienced 11 days of convulsion, which included an arrest and legal challenges, precisely because the authorities canceled the visa that would have allowed him to stay.

The European had been asked about the decision not to leave the tournament, despite the fact that it was obvious that due to the sanitary requirements in this regard he was not going to be able to play there, which obviously ggenerates disturbances in the configuration of the main chassis , which will include two Chileans, Christian Garin and Alejandro Tabilo, and could add a third: Nicolás Jarry. The man from the capital is fighting for the qualifying rounds.

Liam Broady, a British tennis player who also disputes the classification, especially insisted on the delay taken in the resolution of the Djokovic affair, since he considers that it causes obvious damage. “There should be a rule against late retirement at Grand Slams when you know you’re not going to play. It’s really hard for the No. 1 seed in the Grand Slam qualifiers to see players he knows not play on the main draw roster and still have to qualify. “, Shooting.

Broady took the opportunity to respond to the criticism generated by their complaints. “I think it’s crazy that people’s answer is: “rank up”. When the person who starts as the first favorite in the previous one is the one with the highest ranking but a “lucky loser” with any ranking could take the place of this retirement? Where is your logic, people? “, he raised.