Novak Djokovic’s Covid-19 vaccination saga continued because the world no. 1 was reportedly denied entry into the US forward of the Indian Wells, scheduled to start from Monday. The information was shared by Florida Senator Rick Scott on Twitter, the place he revealed that Homeland Safety rejected the participant’s vaccine waiver request. Scott additional urged President Joe Biden to intervene and grant the waiver in order that Djokovic can take part within the nation.
The US has a ban on unvaccinated vacationers from getting into the nation, and it runs till Could 11. Final week, Djokovic had revealed that he had utilized for a particular allow to enter the North American nation, in order that he may take part within the Indian Wells and Miami Open.
Djokovic had an open coaching session final week after which held a press convention, the place he revealed he had utilized for a particular allow. “Every thing is at present within the course of. I’ve an enormous want to be there. I’m actually grateful to the Indian Wells and Miami event (officers) and group for his or her assist publicly and they want me to have the ability to play of their tournaments”, he mentioned.
The Serbian started this season together with his 92nd profession title on the 2023 Adelaide Worldwide 1. On the Australian Open, he dropped just one set en path to the ultimate, the place he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight units to clinch his record-extending tenth Australian Open title. He additionally tied Rafael Nadal for the Open Period file of twenty-two males’s singles main title, and likewise snatched the world no. 1 rating from Carlos Alcaraz.
On February 22, he tied Steffi Graff’s file for many weeks as world no. 1, that she set again 25 years in the past in March 1997. The next week, he broke the file with 378 weeks at no. 1, which can be essentially the most of any tennis participant (male or feminine).