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Novak Djokovic is tied with Rafael Nadal connected 22 Grand Slam titles successful the men's gameWorld fig 1 Novak Djokovic volition beryllium capable to play astatine this year's US Open aft the United States confirmed planetary travellers volition nary longer request to beryllium vaccinated against Covid-19.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner, 35, was forced to miss past year's tourney due to the fact that of his vaccination status.
He besides missed the past 2 Masters events successful Indian Wells and Miami.
But US argumentation volition alteration connected 12 May, allowing Serb Djokovic to instrumentality to Flushing Meadows successful August.
"Today, we are announcing that the Administration volition extremity the Covid-19 vaccine requirements for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and planetary aerial travellers astatine the extremity of the time connected May 11, the aforesaid time that the Covid-19 nationalist wellness exigency ends," the White House said successful a statement.
Despite applying for peculiar support to participate the United States, Djokovic withdrew from Indian Wells successful March due to the fact that helium was inactive incapable to participate the country.
He won the Australian Open successful January, a twelvemonth aft helium was deported from the state connected the eve of the 2022 tourney due to the fact that helium had not been vaccinated.
Although wounded kept him retired of the ongoing Madrid Open, Djokovic is owed to statesman his bid for an wide men's grounds 23rd Grand Slam rubric astatine the French Open aboriginal this month.
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