As before, Novak Djokovic has always said no to vaccination. He asserted that “not an anti-yield but did not feel safe to put the drug on him”. Djokovic's tough stance will probably not change, at least 2022.
That means the 34 -year -old accepted the absence of most tournaments in 2022, especially the famous Grand Slam tournament like Wimbledon or Roland Garros.
And Indian Wells Masters, the tournament in the US from 8 to 20/3 is no exception. Djokovic acknowledged that he was not eligible to enter the US because the country required visitors to vaccinate or have been certified within the last 6 months.
The Serbia player emphasized his first match in 2022 when he went to Dubai to attend Duty Free Tennis Championship: “Until today, I will not be able to go to the US. I can't go there, I can't enter the United States.”
However, Djokovic still left all the possibilities to the last minute: “But see what will happen. I mean, maybe everything will change in the next few weeks.”
But the possibility of an exception for him is not high. If nothing changes, Djokovic will not be able to go to the US to attend Indian Wells, the tournament is considered to be less than 4 Grand Slam awards. According to statistics, this is the most crowded tennis tournament outside the Grand Slam system, with more than 450 000 audience average each season.
Therefore, the absence of Djokovic will leave a big hole for Indian Wells, not to mention Djokovic is the record of this tournament with 5 times crowned, equal to Roger Federer.
