Novak Djokovic He has received other good news at the beginning of 2023. The Serbian, who won his tenth Australian Open last Sunday and recovered the ATP number 1, already knows that this year he will be able to play the US Open. And it is that he U.S. government It has reported that it will lift entry restrictions for those not vaccinated against covid-19 on May 11.
This change means that Novak Djokovic will be able to play the last grand slam of the year, a ‘major’ that he could not play last year because he was not vaccinated against the coronavirus. The winner of 22 grand slams may not be in the Masters 1.000 de Indian Wells y Miamiwhen played before that May 11, but it will be at the US Open, a tournament that he has won three times (2011, 2015 and 2018).
Djokovic vs Nadal, next stop: Roland Garros
The news is very positive for a Djokovic who is fighting with Nadal for being the tennis player with the most grand slam in history. Both tennis players are tied at 22 majors and the next battle will be fought in Roland Garrosa tournament that Nadal has won 14 times.
After the battle of Paris, the duel between the Serbian and the Balearic Islands will move to Wimbledonpropitious territory for a Djokovic who has received a doctorate in ‘The Cathedral’ of tennis seven times.
Until now Novak Djokovic had been banned from entering the United States, which prevented him from playing the US Open, the last grand slam of the season. The new change in US legislation will allow the Serbian to play in New York and extend his epic duel to the Big Apple with a Nadal who is recovering today from the injury that left him out of the Australian Open.
