Tennis player Novak Djokovic has given up participating in the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the season, since he cannot enter the United States due to not being vaccinated against Covid-19, the Serbian player said Thursday.
“Unfortunately, this time I will not be able to travel to New York for the US Open (…) Good luck to my fellow players! I will stay in good shape, in a positive frame of mind and wait until I can resume competition. See you soon world of tennis”, can be read in the personal account of “Nole”, in the social network Twitter.
The 35-year-old Djokovic, who won his 21st Grand Slam title at last year’s Wimbledon tournament, would attempt to equal Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 majors in New York.
In the last edition, in 2021, the Serbian came close to winning at Flushing Meadows for the fourth time in his career, but fell in the final against Russian Daniil Medvedev, after winning the Australian Open, Roland-Garros and Wimbledon consecutively. .
This will be the second major that “Djoko” misses this season, currently sixth in the ranking, after being deported from Australia on the eve of the tournament, precisely for not being vaccinated.
Source: Observadora
