Missing vaccination
No launch in Indian Wells and Miami? Djokovic calm
Tennis star Novak Djokovic will probably not start in Indian Wells and Miami. photo
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There was a big debate last year because Novak Djokovic wasn’t allowed to compete in the Australian Open. Now he has to watch important tournaments in the USA.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has calmly reacted to the news that he is very likely to miss March’s ATP tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami because of his refusal to vaccinate.
“Well, if it’s official, then so be it. I mean, what can I do? Nothing. That’s all. You know my attitude. It is what it is,” said the 21-time Grand Slam tournament winner after reaching the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Adelaide with a hard-fought 7: 6 (7: 3), 7: 6 (7: 5) against Frenchman Quentin Halys to journalists.
Unlike Australia, where Djokovic is currently allowed to compete in Adelaide a year after his expulsion and again at the Australia Open from January 16th, full vaccination against the corona virus is still an entry requirement for the USA. With the recent extension of this requirement for foreign citizens until April 10, Djokovic would not be allowed to enter the United States without vaccination for the tournaments in Indian Wells (from March 6) and Miami (from March 20).
He still hopes to start, “but if I can’t go, then I can’t,” said the Serb, who was unable to compete in Indian Wells and Miami last year and at the US Open in New York because of his refusal to vaccinate .