Djokovic, who refuses to be vaccinated, withdraws from the Montreal tennis tournament
Serbian star Novak Djokovic continues to pay the price for his refusal to receive the anti-Coronavirus vaccine, as he was forced to withdraw from the Montreal 1,000-point Masters tennis tournament due to his inability to enter Canada, according to what the organizers announced yesterday. The Montreal session, which starts on Monday, in light of the rules imposed by local authorities on arrivals from outside the country regarding the mandatory receipt of the “Covid-19” vaccine.
And tournament director Eugene Lopierre previously ruled out the participation of Djokovic, saying last month, "Either the Canadian government changes the rules regarding the vaccine, or he will roll up his sleeves to get the vaccine. But I don't think there is reality in either of these scenarios."
Similar to the Montreal tournament, it is unlikely that Djokovic will be able to participate in the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament scheduled for Flushing Meadows between August 29 and September 11.
The Serbian star was included in the list of participants in the tournament, although his refusal to receive the vaccine would prevent his participation.
And Djokovic himself had previously been excluded, after winning his twenty-first big title, after his victory over Australian Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon final, from participating in the American Championship in light of his adherence to refusing to receive the vaccine. 19" means that he is unable to participate in Flushing Meadows.
The Serbian paid the price for his refusal to receive the vaccine by deporting him at the beginning of this year from Australia, and thus he was prevented from participating in the first Grand Slam and from trying to win his tenth title in Melbourne and the twenty-first in the “Grand Slam”, but he compensated at Wimbledon and became the second-most player to win major titles behind Spaniard Rafael Nadal (22) and Swiss Roger Federer (20).
As a result of his inability to travel to the United States, Djokovic missed the Indian Wells and Miami 1,000 Masters tournaments, but he hopes for any rule change that will allow him to compete in Flushing Meadows, according to what he reported at the end of July, saying on Instagram, “I am preparing as if I will be allowed to compete, While I wait to hear if there's any place for me to fly to the US, let's hope!"
More than 43,000 people signed a petition asking the authorities to allow Djokovic to participate in the American championship, which he won three times in 2011, 2015 and 2018.
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