Problems continue to pile up for Novak Djokovic due to his refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. A fact that already caused the Serbian tennis player to not be able to compete in the Australian Open, in an episode that ended with his deportation, nor in the Masters 1,000 in Indian Wells and Miami.
While Djokovic has assured his presence in the Belgrade tournament and in the Masters 1,000 in Monte Carlo and Roland Garros (in the latter two after the change in regulations in France, which lifted the restrictions and that will allow the Serbian to play), Other tournaments such as the Canadian Masters 1,000 could also close the doors to the tennis player from Belgrade.
Eugene Lapierre, director of the Canadian Masters 1,000, confessed in an interview to Le Journal de Montreal that, today, Djokovic could not play the tournament. “We are not in a hurry to confirm the rules. We imagine that changes will be made if the situation improves, or worsens, or we will see what happens. Today it would be impossible for Novak Djokovic to come to Canada and play in the tournament. But we will have to wait.”
However, Lapierre is optimistic about the holding of the tournament, since after the cancellation of the tournament in 2020 and the limited capacity in 2021, in 2022 it seems that the tournament can be played normally. “At the moment everything is going well and everything seems that we will recover the tournament normally. In 2020 it was cancelled. In 2021 we will celebrate it with a third of the public. We will be happy to see the stands full again and the public is responding well. Ticket sales are going from strength to strength.”
Monte Carlo celebrates Djokovic’s comeback
While the Canadian Masters puts Djokovic’s presence in doubt, The Masters 1,000 in Monte Carlo, the first big event of the season on clay, has celebrated on its social networks the presence of the Serbian in the tournament.
Djokovic will be able to compete in Monte Carlo after the French government lifted restrictions for unvaccinated people following the improvement of the coronavirus pandemic situation. in the country. Some measures that will also allow Djokovic to defend his champion title at Roland Garros despite not being vaccinated.