Very unlucky: US Open organisers react to Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal from Grand Slam in New York

US Open event organisers on Thursday, in a carefully-worded assertion, known as Novak Djokovic’s incapacity to journey to New York ‘very unlucky’. Djokovic withdrew from the season’s last Grand Slam as a result of his vaccine standing.

Novak Djokovic withdrew from US Open 2022 (Reuters Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSNovak Djokovic withdrew from US Open 2022Unvaccinated Djokovic stated he woudn’t be capable to enter New YorkDjokovic additionally missed the Australian Open as a result of his vaccine standing

The US Open organisers on Thursday, August 25 stated Novak Djokovic withdrawing from the season’s final Grand Slam event was “very unfortunate”. The Serb, a 3-time winner in New York, confirmed earlier within the day that he wouldn’t be capable to journey to New York for the US Open.

In a fastidiously worded assertion, the US Open organisers confirmed that Novak Djokovic was not in a position to journey to Flushing Meadows as a result of US authorities’s vaccination coverage for non-US residents.

The US vaccination coverage requires vacationers to indicate proof of full vaccination to board flights to and enter the nation. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) not too long ago relaxed a few of its Covid restrictions for unvaccinated US residents however the guidelines of non-citizens, formulated final 12 months, weren’t altered.

“Novak is a great champion and it is very unfortunate that he will be unable to compete at the 2022 US Open, as he is unable to enter the country due to the federal government’s vaccination policy for non-U.S.citizens. We look forward to welcoming Novak back at the 2023 US Open,” Stacey Allaster, US Open Tournament Director, stated.

The hashtag #LetNovakPlay has been circulating on social media and on-line petitions have been doing rounds in help of Djokovic, who has careworn his stance on not taking vaccine in opposition to Covid-19, saying he needed to regulate what he put in his physique.

Djokovic made it clear that he was ready to overlook Grand Slam tournaments in an effort to follow his stand of not taking the vaccine.

Djokovic was deported from Melbourne earlier in January and was not allowed to play within the Australian Open as a result of his unvaccinated standing. However, Djokovic was in a position to compete in London whereby he received the Wimbledon and took his Grand Slam tally to 21, one behind Rafael Nadal’s Open Era file of twenty-two.

In Djokovic’s absence, defending champion Daniil Medvedev is ready to be the highest seed whereas Rafael Nadal, who has recovered from an damage that pressured him to withdraw from the Wimbledon semi-final, will likely be one of many favourites to clinch the crown.

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