Novak Djokovic is not going to be participating in subsequent week’s Miami Open, with match director James Blake saying organizers’ efforts to overturn the ban on the unvaccinated star proved fruitless.
Below present guidelines, the world’s #1 tennis participant will not be allowed to enter the US.
These restrictions are attributable to finish in April, and the Serbian had hoped to achieve particular dispensation to play within the US this month at Indian Wells and the Miami Open.
He needed to withdraw from the previous having not been in a position to safe that permission, and Blake has now confirmed Djokovic has additionally failed in his bid to function on the Miami match.
“We’re one of many premier tournaments on the earth, we might wish to have one of the best gamers that may play,” Blake stated in an interview with the Tennis Channel.
“We did all that we might. We tried to speak to the federal government, however that is out of our palms. We tried, and he wasn’t in a position to play.
“Similar consequence that he had in Indian Wells, the place I do know (fellow match director) Tommy Haas did as a lot as he might.
‘We tried… to get an exemption’
“We tried to get Novak Djokovic to be allowed to get an exemption, however that wasn’t in a position to occur.
“We would like to have him, and he is our biggest champion, he is received six occasions right here. Sadly, that is method above my pay grade.”
Djokovic’s opposition to being vaccinated resulted in him lacking six vital tournaments final season, together with the Australian Open and US Open.
With a COVID vaccination not required to enter Australia, he competed on this yr’s Australian Open in January, claiming a 22nd grand slam singles title.
The 35-year-old, who final week suffered a primary defeat of the season to Daniil Medvedev within the semi-finals of the ATP occasion in Dubai, is ready to return to motion on clay on the Monte Carlo Masters starting on April 9.
-AAP
