Novak Djokovic is not going to be collaborating within the Miami Open that begins subsequent week, event director James Blake has stated.
World No.1 Djokovic just isn’t vaccinated towards COVID-19, which means present guidelines forbid him from coming into the United States.
Those restrictions are resulting from finish in April, and the Serbian had hoped to achieve particular dispensation to play within the US this month at Indian Wells and the Miami Open.
He needed to withdraw from the previous having not been in a position to safe that permission, and Blake has now confirmed Djokovic has additionally failed in his bid to function on the Miami event.
“We’re one of the premier tournaments in the world, we’d like to have the best players that can play,” Blake stated in an interview with the Tennis Channel.
“We did all that we could. We tried to talk to the government, but that’s out of our hands. We tried, and he wasn’t able to play.
“Same outcome that he had in Indian Wells, the place I do know (fellow event director) Tommy Haas did as a lot as he might.
“We tried to get Novak Djokovic to be allowed to get an exemption, but that wasn’t able to happen.
“We’d like to have him, and he is our biggest champion, he is received six instances right here. Unfortunately, that is method above my pay grade.”
Djokovic’s opposition to being vaccinated resulted in him missing six significant tournaments last season, including the Australian Open and US Open.
With a COVID vaccination no longer required to enter Australia, he competed in this year’s Australian Open in January, claiming a 22nd grand slam singles title.
The 35-year-old, who final week suffered a primary defeat of the season to Daniil Medvedev within the semi-finals of the ATP occasion in Dubai, is ready to return to motion on clay on the Monte Carlo Masters starting on April 9.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
