The US Open slams another door for Djokovic

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The vaccination requirement to participate in the last Grand Slam of the season is supported by the organization of the tournament

Novak Djokovic has almost impossible to participate in the next US Open. The Serb cannot enter the United States because he has not been vaccinated and says he does not intend to do so. In addition, the organizers of the final Grand Slam of the season have announced their intention to allow only players who have received the doses to participate.

There is no requirement on the track to get vaccinated, but the organizers of the US Open, i.e. the United States Tennis Federation (USTA), will follow the country’s rules, which require the vaccine against the coronavirus. the border, leaving Djokovic another obstacle in his path.

“The US Open has no rule requiring vaccination, but will respect the government’s position regarding the ban on allowing unvaccinated people into the country,” the organization said in a statement, while reviewing the list of participants. published to the tournament.

Oddly, Djokovic appears in it, but in a routine way, as the ‘entry lists’ or tournament entry lists are automatically published based on the rankings and then it is the job of the tennis players to unsubscribe if they were unable to participate. Or she didn’t want to.

Djokovic, champion of last Wimbledon and a Grand Slam title to Rafa Nadal’s 22, has less than a month to rely on a miracle. He will need a medical exemption, something he has already described as “impossible”, or a change in the country’s laws, something also unlikely given the surge in covid cases this summer. The US Open starts on August 29, so Djokovic will need to know a few days in advance if he will make it to the last Grand Slam of the year.

If he doesn’t play, Djokovic could not step back on a major until 2023, as Australian law provides for three years without entry for those whose visas have been revoked, as happened to the Serb recently. January in Melbourne.

Source: La Verdad

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