Novak Djokovic given US Open reprieve after Covid vaccination rule change
Djokovic has not been in a position to play within the United States for the reason that US Government made it obligatory for non-American travellers into the nation to have had the Covid vaccine.
The 35-year-old missed final 12 months’s US Open and likewise was absent from the latest run of hardcourt tournaments within the States over his unvaccinated standing.
But the principles will change from May 12 which means that the 22-time Grand Slam champion has been given the all clear to compete at Flushing Meadows come the match in August.
An announcement from the White House stated: “Today, we are announcing that the administration will end the Covid-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors and international air travellers at the end of the day on May 11, the same day the Covid-19 public emergency ends.”
Djokovic had beforehand, unsuccessfully, requested particular permission to enter the US unvaccinated to be able to compete.
He was given the all clear to compete on the Australian Open at the beginning of this 12 months, 12 months on from being deported from the nation over his unvaccinated standing.