‘I’m not vaccinated and I’m not planning to get vaccinated.’ Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic is set to miss the 2022 US Open as the Tennis player continues to refuse a coronavirus vaccination.
is set to miss the 2022 US Open, telling organisers: ‘I’m not vaccinated and I’m not planning to get vaccinated.’in Sunday’s Championship match but it almost certain to miss the New York Grand Slam.
That’s because US Open chiefs are banning unvaccinated players from attending Flushing Meadows in 2022 and DjokovicSpeaking after picking up his fourth Wimbledon trophy in a row – and seventh overall – Djokovic said that an exemption was ‘not realistically possible’, meaning he will not be able to equal‘I’m not vaccinated and I’m not planning to get vaccinated so the only good news I can have is them removing the mandated green vaccine card or exemption,’ the 35-year-old Serbian said.
An unvaccinated Djokovic travelled out to the Australian Open earlier this year – only to be deported and barred from playing after spending time locked up in an immigration facility. He tried to use a medical exemption to enter the country, but this ultimately failed as he was unable to defend his 2021 title and subsequently suffered a dip in form.
‘This year started the way it has started and it has affected me definitely in the first several months of the year,’ Djokovic added.
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