Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic did not get the necessary waiver to enter the United States no vaccine against the coronavirus, so you will miss the Masters 1000 de Miamiannounced yesterday the general director of the tournament, James Blake.
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“We are one of the best tournaments in the world and we would like the best players to be able to compete. we did all we could. We tried to talk to the government, but there is nothing we can do,” Blake said in an interview broadcast by ‘Tennis Channel’.
“The same thing happened with Indian Wells. I know (the director) Tommy Haas he did his best. We tried to get Djokovic to get a waiver, but it wasn’t possible,” he added.
The Miami tournament will be held from March 19 to April 2at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, United States.
Djokovic, actual # 1 del ranking ATPis on the list of previous registrants, but his participation was up in the air due to US regulations that require non-citizens and non-residents to present a certificate of vaccination against coronavirus.
Djokovic does not meet this requirement due to his refusal to get vaccinated, something that has already prevented him from competing in the American tournaments last year, including the US Open.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) extended from January 8 to April 10 the obligation to submit a complete vaccination certificate against coronavirus for non-citizen and non-resident visitors.
In 2022, the Serb was unable to play the Australian Open and did not participate in the American tourboth at the beginning of the campaign, in Indian Wells and Miami, and in the summer, in Washington, Montreal and Cincinnati, in addition to the ‘big’ New York.
Despite these two absences, Nole will be able to participate in the US Open 2023the last Grand Slam of the year, since from May the entry to the country will be enabled for foreigners who do not have the doses against the virus.
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Djokovic’s loss means a lot to Miami, not only because of the figure he represents in the sport, but also because of what he means in the tournament: he is, along with Andre Agassi, the greatest winner in historywith six titles (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016).
Following the news, Djokovic focuses on the European clay court tour, which ends with Roland Garros (May 28 to June 11). There he will resume the race with Rafael Nadal for being the best in history. Both are tied at 22 grand.
His first tournament will be in Monte Carlo, from April 9 to 16precisely where Nadal will also return to the competition.
The Belgrade tennis player later signed up for Banja Lukawhich replaces the Belgrade Open, and has to decide whether to play the Mutua Madrid Open and Rome or discard one of the two Masters 1000 facing the best preparation for the second ‘Grand Slam’ of the course.
