Below US Covid guidelines, any non-American grownup citizen will need to have been vaccinated towards the virus to enter the nation with only a few exceptions permitted.
However Djokovic, who was kicked out of Australia on the eve of the primary Grand Slam of the yr, revealed in a current interview that he had nonetheless not been vaccinated.
The previous world No1’s identify stays on the entry checklist though occasion organisers mentioned that they had but to determine if the Serbian would be capable of journey to the US as a way to compete.
In a press release, match bosses mentioned: “Novak Djokovic is on the match entry checklist, and due to this fact is positioned into the draw. We’re at the moment in communication together with his crew.
“Nonetheless, it has not been decided if he’ll take part within the occasion by getting a CDC [Centres for Disease Control and Prevention] approval to enter the nation. We are going to present updates sooner or later as we be taught extra.”
Djokovic is in peril of discovering his enjoying choices more and more restricted within the US specifically except Covid guidelines are loosened.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion has made it clear that he nonetheless has no intention of getting vaccinated and mentioned he was content material that could possibly be to the detriment of his bid to turn into probably the most profitable tennis participant in historical past.
Djokovic, who’s on the Indian Wells schedule to play on Saturday, just lately advised the BBC: “The rules of choice making on my physique are extra vital than any title or anything.”
