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Novak Djokovic will miss the Miami Masters 1000 for not being vaccinated against covid

As happened in Indian Wells, the directors of the tournament that will be played in Florida could not get the exemption for the Serb.

the serbian Novak Djokovic did not get the necessary waiver to enter the United States without a vaccine against coronavirusso you will lose the Masters 1000 de Miamiassured this Saturday the director of the tournament, James Blake.

“We are one of the best tournaments in the world and we would like the best players to be able to compete. We did everything we could. We tried to talk to the government, but there’s nothing we can dosaid Blake in an interview broadcast by ‘Tennis Channel’.

“The same thing happened with Indian Wells. I know (director) Tommy Haas did his best. We tried for Djokovic to get an exemption, but it was not possible“, he added.



Djokovic played in Dubai and missed Indian Wells. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

The Miami tournament will be held from March 19 to April 2, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

Djokovic is on the list of previous entries, but his participation was up in the air due to US regulations that require non-citizens and non-residents to present a certificate of vaccination against the coronavirus.

Djokovic does not meet this requirement due to his refusal to get vaccinatedsomething that already prevented him from competing in the American tournaments last year, including the US Open.

In Dubai, Djokovic fell in the semifinals against Medvedev.  (AFP)


In Dubai, Djokovic fell in the semifinals against Medvedev. (AFP)

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) extended from January 8 to April 10 the obligation to present a certificate of complete vaccination against the coronavirus for non-citizen and non-resident visitors.

In 2022, the Serbian could not play the Australian Open and did not participate in the American tour, both at the beginning of the campaign, in Indian Wells and in Miami, and in the summer, in Washington, Montreal and Cincinnati, in addition to the ‘ big’ New Yorker.

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