Novak Djokovic will miss subsequent week’s Miami Open after the Serbian was denied an exemption that will have allowed him to enter the U.S. regardless of not being vaccinated towards Covid-19, match director James Blake stated on Friday.
“We tried to get Novak Djokovic to be allowed to get an exemption, however that wasn’t in a position to occur,” Blake instructed Tennis Channel.
“Clearly, we’re one of many premier tournaments on the planet, we would wish to have one of the 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 arms.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the state’s two U.S. senators had been amongst these calling on the Biden administration to permit world primary Djokovic to enter the U.S. and compete on the match he has gained six occasions.
Djokovic, 35, can be lacking the continued Masters occasion in Indian Wells, California as a consequence of incapacity 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 on Might 11.
Djokovic, who missed final 12 months’s Australian Open after being deported from that nation as a consequence of his vaccination standing, has stated he would skip Grand Slams slightly than have a Covid 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 – which collectively comprise the “Sunshine Double” – since 2019.