Novak Djokovic to miss Miami Open after being denied entry to US

New Delhi: World number one men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic has been denied entry to the United States over his vaccination status and he will miss next week’s ATP Masters 1000 Miami Open in Florida.

The Miami Open main draw starts on March 22 and the tournament ends on April 2.

“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,” Miami Open tournament director James Blake told Tennis Channel.

“Same result that he had in Indian Wells, where I know (fellow tournament director) Tommy Haas did as much as he could. We tried to get Novak Djokovic to be allowed to get an exemption, but that wasn’t able to happen. We’d love to have him, and he’s our greatest champion, he’s won six times here. Unfortunately, that’s way above my pay grade,” he added.

Notably, unvaccinated air travellers are still prohibited from entering the States until the middle of May. IANS

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