Tennis Star Says Novak Djokovic Should Be Allowed To Play in U.S. Despite Vaxx Restriction

Novak Djokovic, the greatest tennis player in the world, is Novak Djokovic. Novak will be unable to attend two US tennis events due to the COVID travel restrictions. He is not vaccinated.

A former tennis player and a tennis official called the situation “abysmal.” “disgrace.”

Novak to Miss United States Tournaments

Ex-tennis player Tommy Haas is speaking against the U.S.’ travel ban on unvaccinated visitors as the Indian Wells tournament draws closer.

Djokovic is forecasted to miss both the Indian Wells tournament and Miami Open in March because of the CDC’s recommendation to close travel for the unvaccinated (disregarding any urgency with the pouring in of visitors along the southern border).

Haas hopes that Djokovic will be able participate in the March events, with the travel ban set to lift in April. Djokovic was detained by the Australian government last year for not being vaccinated and was therefore unable to participate in the Open.

According to Reuters, Haas stated, “If Djokovic stays healthy, I don’t see how he’s not going to be number one … Obviously, the one problem being that he still cannot come to the U.S. If he doesn’t play Indian Wells and Miami in March (it will be tough), they’re supposed to lift those mandates by mid-April.” 

Djokovic Is Back To Form

After a tumultuous year in 2022, where Novak was banned from the Australian Open but went on to win Wimbledon, Djokovic is proving early in 2023 that he’s ready to get back to tennis without any further distractions.

Novak is defeated Aussie Alex de Minaur in straight sets (6-2, 6-1, 6-2) at the Australian Open and is moving to the quarterfinals to take on Russia’s Andrey Rublev.

Haas further added “It would be nice to see if we could maybe lift those a little earlier and have him come to play Indian Wells and Miami. I think he wants to play, so we should give him the chance. Hopefully, we can have him there.”

Can the United States act in accordance with the facts and remove the travel restrictions on unvaccinated travellers in time to allow Djokovic to take part in U.S. events

Based on this country’s track record with abiding by the CDC’s recommendations over any common-sense direction with handling the virus, it’s safe to say “No-vaxx” You will have to wait until after April for his long-awaited return.

Djokovic took part in the U.S. Open 2021 but was forced to withdraw from the 2022 event by the vaccine restriction.

Clay Travis, founder of OutKick previously appeared on America’s Newsroom Discuss the absurd restrictions that prevented Djokovic’s participation in American tennis.

“There’s no reason why Novak Djokovic shouldn’t be playing… it is a signifier of getting back to normalcy,” Clay said.

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