{"id":1568447,"date":"2022-07-24T07:45:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T11:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568447"},"modified":"2022-07-24T08:04:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:04:34","slug":"u-s-open-blames-biden-admin-if-unvaccinated-novak-djokovic-restricted-from-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-open-blames-biden-admin-if-unvaccinated-novak-djokovic-restricted-from-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Open Blames Biden Admin If Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic Restricted From Playing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-open-blames-biden-admin-if-unvaccinated-novak-djokovic-restricted-from-playing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568447&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The U.S. Open, one of the tennis world\u2019s four most prestigious tennis tournaments, included Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic on its official men\u2019s singles entry list on Wednesday \u2013 with a Disclaimer that, should he not participate, it is due to Chinese coronavirus vaccination policies under leftist President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian Djokovic \u2013 who has won more Grand Slam tennis tournaments than any other player in history save for Spaniard Rafael Nadal \u2013 has refused a Chinese coronavirus vaccination and stated publicly that pressure by foreign governments to ingest a pharmaceutical product would not convince him to get the shot, although he remains \u201copen\u201d to the possibility. Djokovic is one of a small number of players on the professional tennis circuit not to receive any doses of a vaccine or vaccine candidate against the Chinese coronavirus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Djokovic\u2019s vaccine status became an international scandal in January after Australia granted him a legal visa to enter the country \u2014 with an exemption to the vaccine requirement \u2014 then abruptly imprisoned him in a migrant detention facility after pro-vaccine protesters condemned the government for allowing him in. Canberra ultimately deported him \u2013 despite larger, pro-Djokovic protests outside of the prison housing him \u2013 on the grounds that his presence in the country would \u201cexcite anti-vaccine sentiment,\u201d clearing the way for Nadal to win the Australian Open. Australian officials admitted that he had entered the country with a legal visa but blamed a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2022\/01\/17\/australia-confirms-it-granted-novak-djokovic-a-valid-visa-blames-computer\/\">computer<\/a>\u201d for giving it to him.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) dictate that non-U.S. citizens are not allowed into the country if not vaccinated for Chinese coronavirus unless they fall into one of a small number of exemptions, none of which Djokovic appears to fit into. He stated following his victory at Wimbledon that he did not expect to be allowed into America or play the U.S. Open, which he has won three times.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usopen.org\/en_US\/news\/articles\/2022-07-20\/mens_and_womens_singles_entry_lists_released_for_the_2022_us_open.html\">appeared<\/a> as the number seven rank on the U.S. Open entry list, the same ranking that he maintains on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. Rankings are affected by the number of tournaments a player participates in, so Djokovic\u2019s is significantly deflated by his vaccination status keeping him out of several countries hosting major tournaments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The tournament issued a statement distancing itself from the potential absence of any player from the U.S. Open on the grounds of vaccination status, laying the blame on the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US Open does not have a vaccination mandate in place for players, but it will respect the U.S. government\u2019s position regarding travel into the country for unvaccinated non-U.S. citizens,\u201d tournament organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/travelers\/proof-of-vaccination.html#:~:text=Do%20I%20still%20need%20proof,proof%20of%20COVID%2D19%20vaccination.\">CDC<\/a>, \u201cat this time all noncitizen nonimmigrant air passengers traveling to the United States, regardless of antibody status, are required to provide proof of [Chinese coronavirus] vaccination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are not fully vaccinated against [Chinese coronavirus],\u00a0you will\u00a0NOT\u00a0be allowed to board a flight to the United States, unless you meet the criteria for an exception under the Proclamation and CDC\u2019s Amended Order.\u00a0A booster dose is not needed to meet this requirement,\u201d the agency emphasizes on its website.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC lists several exemptions to this rule, none of which appear to apply to Djokovic. For example, someone can receive an exemption on the grounds that they are a citizen of a country where coronavirus vaccines are not available, which is not an issue for the Serbian national. The U.S. government may also grant exemptions on \u201chumanitarian\u201d grounds \u2013 for example, Afghan refugees desperately fleeing execution under the Taliban \u2013 or with proper documentation of \u201cmedical contraindications.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPersons whose entry would be in the national interest, as determined by the Secretary of State, Secretary of Transportation, or Secretary of Homeland Security (or their designees),\u201d also qualify, though those individuals \u2013 Antony Blinken, Peter Buttigieg, and Alejandro Mayorkas, respectively \u2013 have not commented on Djokovic and do not have any apparent motive to grant him an exemption.<\/p>\n<p>The vaccine requirement as currently implemented for entry into the U.S. for non-immigrant foreign nationals was implemented under Biden in April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic has already missed two significant tournaments this year in America, the Indian Wells tournament and the Miami Open, as a result of Biden administration restrictions, ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/34272373\/serena-williams-novak-djokovic-official-us-open-entry-list-not-play\">observed<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Australia had a similar system in place in January when it allowed Djokovic into the country, only to imprison and deport him despite a valid visa. Djokovic had reportedly applied for a medical exemption to the requirement on the grounds that he had recently tested positive for Chinese coronavirus. The Australian Open, like the U.S. Open, placed him on the official entry list. Unlike the U.S. Open, however, the Australian Open used Djokovic\u2019s expected presence for publicity purposes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefending champion Djokovic will play for an incredible 10th Australian Open trophy \u2014 and a men\u2019s record 21st major singles title \u2014 and will be the favourite in a draw which showcases 49 of the world\u2019s top 50 including world No.2 Daniil Medvedev, who beat top-ranked Djokovic in this year\u2019s US Open final,\u201d a December 2021 press release from the tournament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2022\/01\/11\/australian-open-grants-novak-djokovic-1-rank-while-officials-still-mull-deportation\/\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev is currently the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/rankings\/singles\">top-ranked<\/a> player in the ATP. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2022\/06\/27\/wimbledon-begins-without-mens-player-banned-russian\/\">not allowed<\/a> to compete in Wimbledon on the grounds that he is a Russian citizen; Russians and Belarusians were banned from the tournament in protest of Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2013 a move the All England Club did not make during the other seven years of the eight-year-old invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Following his victory at Wimbledon this month, Djokovic told reporters that he would not get vaccinated solely to play in the U.S. Open, which is typically held in Queens, New York, during the last week of August and the first week of September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not vaccinated and I\u2019m not planning to get vaccinated so the only good news I can have is them removing the mandated green vaccine card or whatever you call it to enter United States or exemption,\u201d Djokovic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/34223436\/wimbledon-champion-novak-djokovic-not-planning-get-vaccinated-set-skip-us-open\">said<\/a>\u00a0after winning his seventh Wimbledon. \u201cI don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t think exemption is realistically possible. If that is possibility, I don\u2019t know what exemption would be about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1656679775153000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3iyrIP5Puo3xdKkSRqf8JR\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1656679775153000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0g-0pTb7jPtTNiKFcxsK6k\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Open, one of the tennis world\u2019s four most prestigious tennis tournaments, included Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic on its official men\u2019s singles entry list on Wednesday \u2013 with a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1568447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1568447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1575328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1568447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1568447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1568447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}