Athletistic/Tennis. Andrei Chesnokov has opened up about Serbian Novak Djokovic’s decision not to travel to the United States for the US Open. Earlier, 21-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic announced he would not fly to the United States as he would still be denied entry due to his reluctance to get a coronavirus shot. According to Chesnokov, Russian Daniil Medvedev is now the main favorite in the competition.

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“Medvedev is the main favorite in the tournament, without Djokovic? I think so. He can repeat the result of last year. Daniil is playing well. He has the potential to reach the final. The US Open is a tournament where the matches consist of five sets. I think Medvedev is fine and can please us,” Chesnokov said.

Medvedev has earned $19.3m in the past year, Radukan is among the ten highest paid players