Novak Djokovic lacking support from tennis fans as…
Novak Djokovic should not be allowed to compete at this year’s US Open due to his Covid vaccination status, Express Sport readers have concluded. Djokovic faces a tough battle to gain entry into America, which has tight rules on vaccinations, to participate in the tournament later this month.
Entry into the US for foreign nationals is subject to proof of at least a double vaccination against the virus. Djokovic, a 21-times Grand Slam champion and the reigning Wimbledon victor, refuses to get the vaccine.
The 35-year-old’s vaccination status infamously saw him deported from Australia ahead of the Australian Open in January. Djokovic initially believed that he had been granted a medical exemption by tournament organisers, but that was overruled by the country’s government.
There have been calls for the World No 6 to be given an exemption ahead of the US Open, which starts on August 29. Fans, players and senior politicians have called on President Joe Biden to grant Djokovic special access in order to compete at the tournament.
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However, Express Sport readers are among those who disagree with that view, and believe that Djokovic should be denied entry. In a poll of Express Sport readers, a whopping 60 per-cent said that the Serb should not be allowed to compete at the US Open as an unvaccinated player.