The United States Travel Association publicly backed Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. They recently issued a statement in response to the outdated vaccine policy that prevented the tennis legend from competing in the US till May. Yesterday, amid various speculations, the 22-time Grand Slam champion announced heartbreaking news. Coming closer to the main draw dates of the BNP Paribas Open, the ‘Djoker’ withdrew his name from the draw of the ATP 1000 Masters tournament. Unsurprisingly, his sudden withdrawal came as a huge shock to everyone.

The US Travel Association’s take on Novak Djokovic’s visa debacle

The country’s travel association, which is also a huge representative of the travel industry, recently shared their take on the 35-year-old tennis players’ visa debacle. They released a statement with proper figures and asked the US government to work on the outdated vaccine policy, which is contributing to a huge loss of nearly $80 billion.

The statement of the association was shared by renowned tennis journalist, Christopher Clarey. It reads, “America’s outdated vaccine policy for international visitors is an unforced error that is contributing to an $80 billion loss in foreign traveler spending. Novak Djokovic is merely one of millions deterred from visiting the United States due to a well-intended but antiquated policy. It is well past time for the United States to join with its peers in Europe, Australia and elsewhere and remove pandemic vaccine requirements for our inbound travelers.” 

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The impact that this outdated vaccination policy is having on the country is something that the travel company can’t comprehend. Moreover, the American government’s decision to prohibit arguably the world’s best tennis player at the moment has struck a nerve with quite a few tennis players.

Reilly Opelka’s outburst over the Djokovic visa hurdle 

Several tennis players have spoken about the incident, and among them is the 25-year-old American tennis player, Reilly Opelka. The American star tweeted his take on the whole situation and talked a lot about the country’s failing policy, showing his disappointment at the American government. 

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In his tweet, the former world no.17 describes how his country has fallen and how he is not able to see the world’s number one tennis player, who has just won a Grand Slam tournament. Notably, seeing the Indian Wells situation right now, the Serbian tennis player might also not get a chance to participate in the upcoming Miami Open.