Tennis, Djokovic cancels from Indian Wells. Dimitrov enters his place

Novak Djokovic will not play the Indian Wells tournament, despite being regularly on the draw as seeded # 2.

The US forbids entry to the country to those who are not vaccinated, so in the end the Serbian champion had to be canceled from the scoreboard and his place will be taken by the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, semifinalist last year, who enters as seed number 33 Among other things, the Serbian may also have to pay a fine of $ 20,000 for withdrawing from the board due to a reason not inherent to a physical problem.

Nole’s words

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Djokovic’s reaction – via Twitter – was not long in coming: “Although he was automatically added to the entry lists of the Bnp Paribas Open and the Miami Open, I knew it would be unlikely to be able to travel. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ed) confirmed that the regulations will not change, so I will not be able to play in the United States. Good luck to those who play in these great tournaments. ”