The American tennis player Serena Williams was included this Wednesday in the list of participants for the US Open, fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, like the Serbian Novak Djokovic despite the fact that his refusal to be vaccinated against covid would prevent him from entering the country.
Williams, who won the first of her six New York titles in 1999, is one Grand Slam short of Margaret Court’s record of 24. The American star won the last of her 23 majors at the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant. Her most recent US Open title came in 2014. Williams, a former world number one, only returned to singles action at Wimbledon last month after a year sidelined with injuries.
For his part, Djokovic, recent winner of Wimbledon, his seventh title of the great English and his 21st ‘Major’ in general, is on the list for the tournament that will be played from August 29 to September 11. Nevertheless, the three-time winner will not be able to enter the United States for refusing to be vaccinated against covid-19.
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“Per the Grand Slam rulebook, all eligible players are automatically entered into the Men’s (ATP) and Women’s (WTA) singles main draw fields based on ranking 42 days prior to the first Monday of the event.”The United States Tennis Association said in a statement.
“The US Open does not have a vaccination mandate for players, but will respect the position of the United States government regarding travel to the country for unvaccinated non-US citizens.“added the organization of the last ‘big’ of the year.
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Of not playing in the US Open 2022, Djokovic, who reached the final last year, would lose the 1,200 points he earned for his participation and could be left out of the ‘top 10’ of the ranking.
USTA statement:
US Open does not have a vaccination mandate in place for players, but it will respect the US government’s position regarding travel into the country for unvaccinated non-US citizens.— Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) July 20, 2022
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