2023-05-02 11:27:23
While he is still looking for the right settings on clay and will line up for the Masters 1000 in Rome from May 10 with a view to his big goal, winning a 3rd Roland-Garros and a 23rd Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic received a good news on Monday from the United States. The White House has indeed decided to end the obligation to vaccinate against Covid-19 for foreign travelers and federal workers, on May 11. The Serb, world number 1 who had been deprived of the 2022 edition because he was not vaccinated, will therefore be able to enter American soil freely and play in the US Open (August 28 – September 10, 2023).
He had to give up Indian Wells and Miami this year
After the Australian Open, his 22nd Grand Slam won on January 29, Novak Djokovic, 35, had to give up the Miami and Indian Wells tournaments for the same reasons. He had shown himself resigned, far from his behavior a year earlier, in January 2022, when he had tried to compete in the Australian Grand Slam, going to Melbourne before being expelled by the government of the country.
“You can’t forget these events, he explained just before the 2023 edition. It’s one of those things that sticks to your skin, which accompanies you for the rest of your life. It’s something I’ve never experienced before, and I hope it never happens again. » Record holder of Grand Slam titles tied with Rafael Nadal (22), the Serb, who has always refused to be vaccinated, will therefore have missed two Grand Slam tournaments, the Australian Open and the US Open in 2022 “The principles of decision-making concerning my body are more important than any title or anything else”, he had launched in February 2022, a few weeks after his expulsion from Australia at the end of a soap opera with twists.
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