United States Tennis Association and US Open 'hopeful' Djokovic can compete at Indian Wells and Miami
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Published 03/03/2023 at 21:44 GMT
The United States Tennis Association and US Open say they are "hopeful" that Novak Djokovic will obtain entry to the United States to compete at Indian Wells and Miami. As it stands Djokovic is not allowed to travel to the US, which at the moment is the only country on the ATP Tour that requires international travellers to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
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The United States Tennis Association and US Open are "hopeful" Novak Djokovic will be successful in his petition to enter the United States for the upcoming events at Indian Wells and Miami.
Indian Wells starts on March 8 and Miami on March 22. As it stands Djokovic is not allowed to travel to the US, which at the moment is the only country on the ATP Tour that requires international travellers to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
However, the US Open have said that they are "hopeful" he will be granted permission to play both tournaments.
"Novak Djokovic is one [of] the greatest champions our sport has ever seen," read a tweet from the US Open Tennis Twitter account.
"The USTA and US Open are hopeful that Novak is successful in his petition to enter the country, and that the fans will be able to see him back in action at Indian Wells and Miami."
Djokovic is on the entry list for Indian Wells.
Indian Wells tournament director Tommy Haas has said Djokovic’s "situation is obviously frustrating for us”.
"We want the best tennis player in the world to be here. He’s writing me, he wants to be here,” Haas told the New York Times.
"So of course, you’re like, 'OK, let’s try to make this happen. How can we figure this out that’s going to be realistic?' But at the end of the day, unfortunately, that’s not in our hands and that’s what’s frustrating.”
The current US entry regulations are set to be lifted on May 11.
Djokovic missed large chunks of the 2022 season due to being unvaccinated.
He didn’t play the Australian Open, Indian Wells or the Miami Open, and then missed the North American hard-court summer, including the US Open and back-to-back Masters events.
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