His status as not vaccinated against Covid-19 still prevents Novak Djokovic from playing in the United States. The world No. 1 will therefore not line up this week at the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells.
“Nole” had requested a special exemption from local authorities in recent weeks. “If denied, I will withdraw from Indian Wells of course, before the draw“, he assured.
He had to come to terms with it. And if the authorities have not publicly communicated their response to his request, the reason for the forced absence of the co-recordman of the number of Grand Slams won (22, like Rafael Nadal), is hardly a mystery.
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Novak Djokovic will therefore not receive any preferential treatment from Washington, which does not allow entry into the country to unvaccinated international travelers. And the US Transportation Security Agency (TSA) recently indicated that this measure will not change until at least mid-April.
Also, in addition to the Indian Wells event which will end on March 19, Novak Djokovic should, unless the situation turns around, have to give up participating in the Miami Masters 1000 scheduled for March 22 to April 2.
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