Everything seemed to smile at Novak Djokovic at the start of 2023. After being deported just a year ago from Australia due to his refusal to get vaccinated against covid, The Serbian was able to enter the country this time without problems to play the Adelaide tournament and the Australian Open.
The former number 1 in the world was reconciled, in addition, with the Australian publicwho acclaimed him in the preview of his debut in the first tournament of a season in which he has serious options to recover number 1.
Novak Djokovic, acclaimed by the Australian public
However, in the last few hours a piece of news seems to upset their immediate future plans. And it is that The United States Department of Homeland Security has just announced that it is extending the ban on entry into the country for those who are not vaccinated until April 10.
The United States extends the ban on entry to the unvaccinated until April 10
That means that Djokovic will not be able to play, again, the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami, scheduled for the month of March.. In this way, the Serbian would lose the option of adding 2,000 valuable points in his fight with Carlos Alcaraz and Rafa Nadal for the throne of world tennis.
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Waiting to find out if there will be any change in the current regulations in the coming weeks, the former number 1 in the world remains focused on Adelaide, where Thursday morning (around 03 Spanish time) he will seek his pass to the quarterfinals against the French Quentin Halys.
Who is already in that round is Daniil Medvedev, who overwhelmed the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0 and 6-3 on Wednesday. Djokovic and Medvedev would see each other in a hypothetical semifinal in Adelaide.
