Novak Djokovic will not be able to attend the US Open: his decision not to get vaccinated against Covid means that he will not be able to enter the United States. So the Serbian tennis player decided to send a message on social networks: “Unfortunately, I will not be able to travel to New York this time for the US Open.
Thanks to #Nolefam for the messages of love and support. Best of luck to all my colleagues. I will keep myself in good shape and with a positive spirit and I hope to have the opportunity to compete again. See you soon world of tennis.”
As in Australia, a lucky loser will take the place vacated by Djokovic in the New York main draw. However, the decision to withdraw a few hours from the main draw does not find all the tennis players of the agreement circuit.
Liam Broady is a British tennis player who was left out of the second qualifying round of the US Open. After losing his chance to play for a place in the main draw, the player decided to vent on social networks: the subject of the 28-year-old’s tweet is the withdrawal that occurs shortly before the draw, in fact harming those who play the qualifying rounds.
“There should be a rule against late withdrawals from the Slams when you know you’re not going to play. It’s really hard for No.1 seeds to qualify for the Slam as the players know they’re not going to play on the draw list.
main, but they still have to go through the qualifying phase”: this is the post he wrote on social networks. Immediately, social networks attacked Liam Broady: everyone thought that the reference was Novak Djokovic, but he tried to explain that the criticism of him goes further.
“I would like Nole fans to rest now I don’t understand why I still get smacked in the neck by random bot accounts for tweeting something that is completely reasonable that people perceived to be about ND [Novak Djokovic]”
Ben Fordham on Djokovic’s saga
During a segment on his show Ben Fordham Live on radio station 2GB, Fordham slammed the regulations that have kept Novak Djokovic out of the US Open. According to him, the Serbian player just wanted to play tennis and his entry ban into the US defied logic.
“It is embarrassing and it defies logic and science,” Fordham said. “He is one of the fittest people on the planet. He doesn’t drink, he travels with his own personal doctor and nutritionist. He has recovered from having COVID-19 already.”
