“Of course policy was altered to make this happen!” Tennys Sandgren blasts the US Open for not letting Novak Djokovic participate
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Tennys Sandgren and Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic, the 35-year-old Serbian has cemented his position as one of the all-time greats of tennis, with 21 Grand Slam titles to his name, Djokovic is undoubtedly one of the GOATs of the game and has been going toe-to-toe with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for years now.
The topic that has captured all of the headlines in recent weeks is the Serb’s absence from this year’s US Open, his absence will come due to his decision not to get vaccinated for the Coronavirus. The US Open organizers made it very clear right from the start that they will be following the US Government’s immigration rules according to which Djokovic will not be allowed to enter the country unless he is vaccinated.
Tennys Sandgren comments on Novak Djokovic’s situation ahead of the US Open
With the situation regarding Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic’s vaccine situation, the Serb as things stand will not be allowed to participate in the US Open this year which is right around the corner, many fans have protested against this as they want Djokovic to be present at the Flushing Meadows this time around as well.
Andy Roddick, the 39-year-old former American professional took to Twitter to share his excitement over his exhibition match ahead of the US Open, to which a fan replied by spreading pro-Djokovic propaganda. Roddick cleared the situation by replying, “I’ll always care about the US Open. I also think the tourney would be better w Novak in it. Realistically, a tennis tournament/player is never going to affect government policy.”
31-year-old American professional, Tennys Sandgren took notice of the tweet by Roddick and replied, “In the back half of 2020 and most of 2021 governments made all sorts of special allowances for tournaments to take place. Of course, the policy was altered to make this happen.”
Like millions of fans around the world, Tennys Sandgren too blames the US Open organizers and the government for not letting Novak Djokovic compete in the tournament. Apart from the Serbian professional, Alexander Zverev and Reilly Opelka have also been confirmed to not be taking part in the US Open this year.
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