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As both tennis stars returned to the court in Dubai, Andy Murray has expressed his view on Novak Djokovic’s anti-vaccine status and says that he must ‘accept the consequences’ for his decision.
As both tennis stars returned to the court in Dubai, Andy Murray has expressed his view on Novak Djokovic’s anti-vaccine status and says that he must ‘accept the consequences’ for his decision.
Novak Djokovic's second round opponent in Dubai will be world No. 26 Karen Khachanov, who said on Tuesday he respected the Serb's unwavering position against taking the Covid-19 vaccination. Khachanov came through a two-hour 46-minute duel with Australian Alex de Minaur, 6-3, 6-7 (1/7), 7-5, to book a last-16 meeting with the top-seeded Djokovic. As an unvaccinated individual, Djokovic will struggle to travel to many countries this season and has already said he currently isn't allowed to enter the United States, where two Masters 1000 tournaments are being held next month in Indian Wells and Miami.
Just a month after not being allowed to play in the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic received a strong reception at the Dubai Open.
Novak Djokovic's second-round opponent in Dubai will be world No. 26 Karen Khachanov, who said that he respected the Serb's unwavering position against taking the Covid-19 vaccination.
Novak Djokovic made a triumphant return to the court in his first match since he was denied entry into the Australian Open due to not being vaccinated against Covid-19.
Andy Murray says it would be “better for tennis” if Novak Djokovic was able to play all the major events, but admitted that the World No 1 needs to live with the consequences of being unvaccinated.
Novak Djokovic revealed he is currently unable to enter the USA and will miss the prestigious Indian Wells masters tournament in March as things stand. The Serbian world number one eased into the last-16 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship with a straight sets victory over Lorenzo Musetti. Ad/> But while the UAE's more lenient entry requirement laws accommodate for the unvaccinated Djokovic, the USA's do not.