‘Don’t See the Medical Logic’ – Novak Djokovic Calls Out US Open Authorities Over Unfair Treatment

Novak Djokovic started his Wimbledon campaign with a victory against Soon-woo-Kwon. Playing his first-round match in the grass-court Grand Slam, the 35-year-old dropped a set but won comfortably in the end. The scorecard read 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion is probably playing the last slam of the year as he won’t be able to take part in the US Open later this year. However, the American players with a stand against vaccination will play in the tournament. The 35-year-old reacted to the situation.

Novak Djokovic on US Open guidelines

Novak Djokovic called out the organizers of the US Open for bizarre guidelines. Notably, no unvaccinated people can enter the USA as of this moment. However, the unvaccinated US players will feature in the tournament.

“If unvaccinated players are not allowed to compete at the US Open, then it should be the case for everyone. I don’t see the medical logic behind it, that Tennys can play because he is a citizen of the USA, and I cannot. If I had a US passport or a green card,” he said.

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Further, the 35-year-old suspected that the decision is more political than medical. “Maybe there is a political logic behind it – not medical – but I would rather not get into that and you can understand why,” he added.

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Djokovic missed out on the opportunity to defend his Australian Open title for a similar reason. Now that his participation in the US Open seems difficult, he will put all his focus on winning the Wimbledon Championship.

Djokovic to face Thanasi Kokkinakis in the next round

The 20-time Grand Slam champion will look forward to strengthening his game in the second-round match. After a shaky start to his campaign, the 35-year-old is up against Thanasi Kokkinakis.

The Australian is playing his fifth Wimbledon Championships and has made it to the second round, for the first time in his career. On earlier occasions, the 26-year-old failed to qualify twice and lost in the first round the other two times.

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Although it might look easy for the Serb, he will not take the Australian lightly for sure. Can Djokovic lift the trophy for the fourth consecutive time this year? Let us know in the comments.