For the same reason, as things stand now, he will also not be able to compete in the US Open later this month. Djokovic, a 35-year-old from Serbia, said he will not take the shots, even if it means he can’t go to some tournaments. He missed the Australian Open in January after being banned from that country and had to play in two matches in the United States earlier this year. He played at the French Open, where he lost in the quarterfinals to Rafael Nadal, and at Wimbledon, which Djokovic won last month for his 21st Grand Slam title — one behind Nadal’s men’s record. Unvaccinated foreign nationals cannot go to Canada or the US, so Djokovic left Montreal a day before the draw for the tournament was scheduled to take place and is expected to stay at the US Open, which starts in New York on August 29 . Last weekend, Djokovic posted on social media that he was hopeful of getting a chance to play at the US Open, writing: “I’m preparing as if I’m allowed to play while I’m waiting to hear if there’s a slot. to travel to the US. Fingers crossed!” After beating Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon final on July 10, Djokovic said he would “love” to play in the final Grand Slam tournament of the year at Flushing Meadows, but also acknowledged: “I’m not planning to get vaccinated.” Djokovic is a three-time US Open champion. His loss to Daniil Medvedev in last year’s final there prevented Djokovic from becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win a calendar year Grand Slam. Oscar Otte also left Montreal on Thursday. Kyrgios and Benjamin Bonzi were placed in the bracket. Four wildcard spots went to three-time champion Andy Murray, David Goffin and Canadians Vasek Pospisil and Alexis Galarno. Nadal, who pulled out of Wimbledon before the semifinals with a torn abdominal muscle, is still scheduled to play in Montreal.
