21-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic is currently not allowed to enter the USA due to his vaccination status. According to the US government, anybody who wants to enter the USA has to be vaccinated and Djokovic has time and again made it clear that he won’t be getting vaccinated.
This means that he will have to miss the entire North-American hard court swing including the US Open and hence won’t be able to match Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 major titles this year. The vaccine mandate is applicable to all and there won’t be any exceptions made for it. Despite this, Djokovic yesterday expressed his desire and hope to compete at the US Open this year and shared a video of himself training for the last major of the year
“I am preparing as if I will be allowed to compete, while I await to hear if there is any room for me to travel to US. Fingers crossed!” Djokovic wrote.
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Joe Biden tests positive for the third time despite getting four jabs
Just hours after Djokovic expressed his desire to play the US Open despite being unvaccinated, US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid for the third time. Interestingly, Biden has had 4 jabs but has still tested positive multiple times whereas Djokovic, who isn’t vaccinated and travels the world isn’t affected by it at all.
“Folks, today I tested positive for COVID again. This happens with a small minority of folks. I’ve got no symptoms but I am going to isolate myself for the safety of everyone around me. I’m still at work and will be back on the road soon,” Biden wrote on his Twitter handle.
It is Biden who is indirectly stopping Djokovic from entering the USA due to his vaccination status and it is definitely ironic that he himself has tested positive for Covid three times despite multiple vaccine shots.
* Article from: firstsportz.com