Novak Djokovic: Is he playing Indian Wells? When will a decision be made? Will he miss Miami Open?

Novak Djokovic’s hopes of playing Indian Wells and the Miami Open remain up in the air with under a week to go until the former starts. World No. 1 Djokovic has not played either ATP Masters 1000 event since 2019, and is currently not able to enter the United States as he is unvaccinated against Covid-19.

Ad But as Djokovic continues to wait to hear whether the US government will allow him to enter the country without being vaccinated, what are the chances of him playing Indian Wells? And if he misses out when will he play next? And could he miss other Masters and Grand Slams this year? US OpenUSTA and US Open 'hopeful' Djokovic can compete at Indian Wells and Miami2 HOURS AGO The United States Tennis Association and US Open said on Friday that they are «hopeful» Djokovic will be successful in his petition to enter the United States for the upcoming events. Will Djokovic play Indian Wells? Djokovic’s participation at Indian Wells is still unknown. The tournament starts on March 8 and as it stands Djokovic is not allowed to travel to the US, which at the moment is the only country on the ATP Tour that requires international travellers to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

The current US entry regulations are set to be lifted on May 11. Djokovic is on the entry list for Indian Wells and has reportedly applied for an exemption to travel to the US without being vaccinated. It has also been reported that Indian Wells and Miami Open organisers have made “strong pleas” to the US government to allow Djokovic in.

Indian Wells tournament director Tommy Haas has said Djokovic’s “situation is obviously frustrating for us”. “We want the best tennis player in the world to be here. He’s writing me, he wants to be here,” Haas told the New