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Novak Djokovic will miss the upcoming Miami Open event after being unable to obtain an exemption from an present U.S. authorities coverage stopping international nationals who’re unvaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 from getting into the nation. This will mark the second U.S. event this 12 months that Djokovic has missed because of the coverage together with the continued Masters event in Indian Wells, Calif.
According to Reuters, the coverage barring unvaccinated international nationals from getting into the U.S. is predicted to finish May 11, when the federal government is about to finish its COVID-19 emergency declarations.
“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. “Obviously, we’re one of many premier tournaments on this planet. We’d wish to have the finest gamers that may play. We did all that we may. We tried to speak to the federal government, however that is out of our fingers.”
Djokovic, who opted to skip Grand Slams as an alternative of receiving a COVID vaccine, has slowly been in a position to enter tournaments he had beforehand been barred from as governments and tournaments have dropped vaccine mandates. Djokovic returned to the Australian Open in January, which he received for a document tenth time a 12 months after being deported by Australian authorities over his vaccination standing.
Djokovic has declined to touch upon not with the ability to play at Miami and has said will as an alternative give attention to his subsequent event on the Monte Carlo Masters.
