'Rafa would want him to be here' - Rafael Nadal will miss Novak Djokovic at US Open, says Dan Evans

Rafael Nadal «would want» Novak Djokovic to be challenging him at the US Open if he could, believes Britain's Dan Evans. Djokovic confirmed he would not compete for a fourth title at Flushing Meadows after being prevented from entering the United States due to his vaccination status – the second Grand Slam he has missed in 2022 over his decision to not take the Covid-19 jab. Ad The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that visitors to the US still need to be vaccinated if they are foreign nationals, ruling the Serbian out of the tournament.

He also had to miss the Australian Open following a nightmare stay in the country at the start of the year. US OpenMedvedev praises Serena, reacts to Djokovic and explains relationship with New YorkYESTERDAY AT 08:59 “It is a disappointment that Novak is not here," Evans was quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying ahead of the US Open. «Obviously, there is a rule, but I think there can be unvaccinated players playing in the tournament.

That is my understanding — if you are American, you can be unvaccinated. »I think the bottom line is that he would add something to this tournament. I don’t know the chats they had with the US, but I think it would have been nice to see him here." Evans added that he thinks Nadal would have welcomed the presence of his great rival at the final Grand Slam of the season, rather than him being happy that the player who is one Grand Slam singles title behind him is not competing.