Wed Feb 22, 2023 – 12:09 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Novak Djokovic, the current world no. 1 in men’s tennis, may miss two significant tournaments in the United States because of its continued travel ban on foreigners unvaccinated against COVID-19.
The Serbian tennis star, according to his brother Djordje, has applied for special permission to enter the country in order to play at the Indian Wells and Miami Open tournaments next month, the former of which kicks off on Monday, March 6.
Speaking to reporters in January, Indian Wells tournament director Tommy Haas stated it would be a “disgrace” if Djokovic was unable to compete.
“It would be nice to see if we could maybe lift those [restrictions] a little earlier and have him come to play Indian Wells and Miami,” he said. “I think he wants to play, so we should give him the chance. Hopefully we can have him there. I mean, it would be a disgrace in my eyes if he wasn’t coming to these events, or not allowed to come.”
For his part, Djokovic recently said at a press conference that he has a “big desire” to enter the draws at Indian
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