Novak Djokovic, more bad news: collapse coming.

Novak Djokovic has made his forfeit for the Us Open official due to U.S. anti-Covid provisions: he will now sink in the Atp rankings

Hopes over: Novak Djokovic has officially forfeited for the 2022 Us Open. The Serbian tennis player, a former world number one and fresh Wimbledon winner, will not be able to participate in the Flushing Meadows slam due to U.S. anti Covid regulations that do not allow vaccinees to enter U.S. soil.

Djokovic hoped to the last for a relaxation of the regulations but no waiver came. Ironically, the tournament instead has no vaccination requirements for access to facilities, either for athletes or spectators.

Nole, winner of 21 Slams, after having missed the two Masters in Toronto and Cincinnati must also say goodbye to New York, and will suffer an unprecedented drop in the ATP ranking: the risk of dropping out of the Top Ten is very high, as is that of not being able to participate in the Atp Finals in Turin at the end of the year.