Novak Djokovic will miss subsequent week’s Miami Open after being denied an exemption that might have allowed him to enter the U.S. regardless of not being vaccinated towards COVID-19, event director James Blake stated Friday.
“We tried to get Novak Djokovic to be allowed to get an exemption, however that wasn’t capable of occur,” Blake informed Tennis Channel. “Clearly, we’re one of many premier tournaments on the planet. We would wish to have the very best gamers that may play. We did all that we may. We tried to speak to the federal government, however that is out of our palms.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have been amongst these calling on the Biden administration to permit Djokovic to enter the U.S. and compete on the event he has gained six instances.
Djokovic, 35, can also be lacking the continued Masters event in Indian Wells, California, as a result of his lack of ability to safe the exemption.
The U.S. at present bars unvaccinated foreigners from entry into the nation, a coverage that’s anticipated to be lifted when the federal government ends its COVID-19 emergency declarations Might 11.
Djokovic, who missed final 12 months’s Australian Open after being deported from that nation as a result of his vaccination standing, has stated he would skip Grand Slams fairly than obtain a COVID-19 shot.
He gained his record-tying twenty second Grand Slam on the Australian Open in January. He has not performed at Indian Wells or the Miami Open since 2019.
A consultant for Djokovic stated the participant would make no additional remark relating to his absence from the Miami event and that he deliberate to return to the tour on the Monte Carlo Masters clay-court occasion that begins April 9.
Djokovic will then proceed his preparations for the French Open in Might by taking part in within the Srpska Open in Banja Luka, Bosnia.