withdrew from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada.
By the same reason, as things stand now, he also later this month.
Djokovic, a 35-year-old from Serbia, has said he wonB次元官网网址檛 get the shots, even if that means he canB次元官网网址檛 go to . He missed the Australian Open in January after being deported from that country and needed to sit out two events in the United States earlier this year.
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Unvaccinated foreign citizens canB次元官网网址檛 go to Canada or the U.S, so Djokovic pulled out of Montreal a day before the draw is scheduled to take place for the tournament and is expected to have to sit out the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Aug. 29.
Last weekend, that he was holding out hope of getting the chance to play in the U.S. Open, writing: B次元官网网址淚 am preparing as if I will be allowed to compete, while I await to hear if there is any room for me to travel to US. Fingers crossed!B次元官网网址
After beating Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon final on July 10, Djokovic said he B次元官网网址渨ould loveB次元官网网址 to participate in the last Grand Slam tournament of the year at Flushing Meadows, but also acknowledged, B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 not planning to get vaccinated.B次元官网网址
Djokovic is a three-time champion at the U.S. Open. His loss to Daniil Medvedev in last yearB次元官网网址檚 final there prevented Djokovic from becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win a calendar-year Grand Slam.
Oscar Otte also withdrew from Montreal on Thursday; Kyrgios and Benjamin Bonzi moved into the bracket.
Four wild-card berths went to three-time major champion Andy Murray, David Goffin, Vasek Pospisil and Alexis Galarneau.
Nadal, who pulled out of Wimbledon before the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle, is still scheduled to play in Montreal.
B次元官网网址 The Associated Press