Tennis participant Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Indian Wells and the Miami Open, the primary two Masters Series occasions of the yr because of US Covid-19 laws, the world quantity two males’s tennis participant confirmed on Wednesday. The unvaccinated Serbian participant was listed within the draw of the Masters 1000 event within the Californian desert.
Serbian participant Novak Djokovic mentioned that he will be unable to compete on the hard-court tennis tournaments in Indian Wells, California, or Miami as a result of he’s unvaccinated and might’t journey to the United States. Novak Djokovic tweeted, “while I was automatically listed in the @BNPPARIBASOPEN and @MiamiOpen draw I knew it would be unlikely I’d be able to travel. The CDC has confirmed that regulations won’t be changing so I won’t be able to play in the US. Good luck to those playing in these great tournaments.”
As the subsequent participant in line to be seeded, Grigor Dimitrov will transfer into Djokovic’s house within the draw, and a Lucky Loser from qualifying will transfer into Dimitrov’s house within the draw as soon as Indian Wells qualifying is full, BNP Paribas Open tweeted.
Second seed Novak Djokovic was earlier drawn to face 2017 ATP Finals runner-up David Goffin or Australian Jordan Thompson within the second spherical of Indian Wells. The Serbian started his season in Dubai, the place he misplaced within the quarter-finals towards Czech lefty Jiri Vesely.
(With inputs from companies)
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