It seems everyone smiles at Novak Djokovic at the start of 2023. After being deported just a year ago from Australia for refusing to be vaccinated against covid, The Serbian made it into the country this time without any problems to play the Adelaide tournament and the Australian Open.
The former number 1 in the world was reconciled, in addition, with the Australian publicwhich praises him in the preview of his debut in the first tournament of a season where he has serious options to regain the number 1.
However, in the past few hours, a news seems to upset their future plans. And it was that The United States Department of Homeland Security just announced that it has extended the ban on entry into the country for those who have not been vaccinated until April 10.
That means Djokovic will not be able to play, once again, the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami, scheduled for the month of March.. This way, the Serbian will lose the option to add 2,000 valuable points in his battle with Carlos Alcaraz and Rafa Nadal for the world tennis throne.
Waiting to find out if there will be any changes to the current regulations in the coming weeks, the former world number 1 remains focused on Adelaide, where Thursday morning (about 03 Spanish time) he will look for his pass to the quarterfinals against the French Quentin Halys.
Who is already in that round is Daniil Medvedev, who defeated Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0 and 6-3 on Wednesday. Djokovic and Medvedev will meet in a hypothetical semifinal in Adelaide.
Source: La Verdad

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