{"id":274921,"date":"2022-08-01T09:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T04:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=274921"},"modified":"2022-08-01T09:15:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T04:15:28","slug":"djokovic-preparing-to-play-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/djokovic-preparing-to-play-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic \u2018preparing\u2019 to play US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> PARIS<br \/>\nNovak Djokovic said Saturday he is \u201cpreparing to compete\u201d at the US Open even though his refusal to get vaccinated will see him barred from entering the country.<br \/>\nUnder current rules, all visitors to the United States must be fully vaccinated against coronavirus.<br \/>\nThe Serb star, a three-time champion in New York and fresh from securing a seventh Wimbledon title, has consistently refused to take the vaccine, a stance which also saw him deported from Melbourne in January on the eve of the Australian Open.<br \/>\n\u201cI am preparing as if I will be allowed to compete, while I await to hear if there is any room for me to travel to US. Fingers crossed!,\u201d wrote Djokovic on Instagram in a post accompanying a video of him training.<br \/>\nMore than 43,000 people have signed a petition calling on the authorities to allow 21-time Slam winner Djokovic to play at the US Open which starts on August 29.<br \/>\n\u201cI just wanted to take a moment and say to all of you how grateful I am to see so many messages of support and love from all around the world these days,\u201d said the 35-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting it, and that\u2019s why it feels so mindblowing. Just wanted to say THANK YOU. It feels special that people connect with my tennis career in such a loving and supportive way and wish for me to continue to compete.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS Novak Djokovic said Saturday he is \u201cpreparing to compete\u201d at the US Open even though his refusal to get vaccinated will see him barred from entering the country. 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