Novak Djokovic named for Cincinnati Open regardless of clouds over US Open participation

Novak Djokovic gained his first main at Wimbledon this yr after being deported from Australia and crashing out of the French Open within the quarter-finals.

Novak Djokovic gained his seventh Wimbledon trophy earlier in July. (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSNovak Djokovic has refused to get vaccinated in opposition to Covid-19Rafael Nadal has been named to compete at Cincinnati OpenDaniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev can even be seen in motion

The 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has been named for Cincinnati Open regardless of clouds over his participation on the US Open. The ATP Masters 1000, which is a part of the US Open Series, will happen between August 13 and 21 on the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.

Djokovic gained his seventh Wimbledon after defeating Nick Kyrgios within the four-set marathon earlier this month. The title marked Djokovic’s first main this yr after being deported from Australia and crashing out of the French Open within the quarter-finals.

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The Serbian was deported from Australia for not getting vaccinated in opposition to Covid-19. Djokovic, who has confirmed that he has no plans to get vaccinated, is unlikely to compete on the US Open as to enter the USA he needs to be vaccinated. In spite of the cloud over the hardcourt main, the Serb has been named for the Cincinnati Open.

“I’m not vaccinated and I’m not planning to get vaccinated, so the only good news I can have is them removing the mandated green vaccine card or whatever you call it to enter the United States or exemption,” Djokovic had mentioned after successful the Wimbledon title.

“I’ll wait hopefully for some good news from USA because I would really love to go there. If that doesn’t happen, then I have to see what the schedule will look like.”

The Cincinnati Open can even see Rafael Nadal, who had withdrawn from the Wimbledon semi-finals on account of an stomach tear. The Spaniard shall be joined by the world primary Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem, Grigor Dimitrov, Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Marin Cilic.

Eight ladies and 7 males shall be added to the sphere by a two-round qualifying event that shall be held between August 13-14. Four males and 5 ladies shall be awarded wild card entries into the primary draw singles fields. One further participant could also be added to every draw as a particular exempt.

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