Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the National Bank Open in Montreal because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada.
withdrew from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada.
By the same reason, as things stand now, he also will not be able to compete in the U.S. Open later this month., a 35-year-old from Serbia, has said he won't get the shots, even if that means he can't go to certain tournaments. He missed the Australian Open in January after being deported from that country and needed to sit out two events in the United States earlier this year.
He did play in the French Open, where he lost in the quarterfinals to Rafael Nadal, and at Wimbledon, whichUnvaccinated foreign citizens can't go to Canada or the U.S, sopulled out of Montreal a day before the draw is scheduled to take place for the tournament and is expected to have to sit out the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Aug. 29.posted on social media that he was holding out hope of getting the chance to play in the U.S.
Four wild-card berths went to three-time major champion Andy Murray, David Goffin, Vasek Pospisil and Alexis Galarneau. Nadal, who pulled out of Wimbledon before the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle, is still scheduled to play in Montreal.
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