22-time Grand Slam winner, world number one Novak Djokovic, will miss the Masters tournament in Miami. This is reported by Login List Updates on social networks.
The Serbian tennis player was not allowed to enter the US because he did not have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate, so he will not be able to play at the Miami Open. He also missed the previous tournament currently held at Indian Wells. The men’s semi-finals will be played today and tomorrow. On March 18, Daniil Medvedev will play Francos Tiafoe from the USA. On March 19, Spaniard Carlos Alcaras will face Italy’s Yannick Sinner. In women, Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan’s representative with a Russian passport, reached the final..
Recall that Djokovic had trouble qualifying for the Australian Open before. The Serbian player missed the last tournament in 2022. Entering Australia, the Serb faced visa problems due to the medical exemption from the vaccine. His visa was cancelled. Djokovic had to leave the country and missed the tournament.
It was accepted in 2023 and became the winner of the Australian Open, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6:3, 7:6, 7:6 in the final, becoming the champion of the tournament for the tenth time in his career. .