Djokovic missed last year’s Australian Open and was deported from the country due to being unvaccinated against COVID.
Novak Djokovic could end the year as the world’s top-ranked player but it would be a “disgrace” if his chances are affected by not being able to compete in the United States due to his unvaccinated status, Indian Wells tournament director Tommy Haas said. His three-year visa ban was overturned in November and he is back at the Grand Slam looking to win a 10th crown and 22nd major.
Haas, also a former world number two player, said he hoped the rules would be relaxed sooner to allow Djokovic to compete. “If Djokovic stays healthy, I don’t see how he’s not going to be number one,” Haas told reporters at Melbourne Park on Monday. “Obviously the one problem being that he still cannot come to the U.S. If he doesn’t play Indian Wells and Miami in March , they’re supposed to lift those mandates by mid-April.
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