'The only thing keeping Mr. Djokovic from participating in this tournament is your administration's...out-of-date COVID-19 vaccination requirement,' GovRonDeSantis urged POTUS to let tennis star Novak Djokovic play in the Miami Open.
"The only thing keeping Mr. Djokovic from participating in this tournament is your administration's continued enforcement of a misguided, unscientific, and out-of-date COVID-19 vaccination requirement for foreign guests seeking to visit our great country," DeSantis wrote in a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner.DeSantis also requested that the Biden administration confirm by March 10 that Djokovic cannot enter Florida via boat. He noted in a footnote that Biden's Oct.
Earlier this year, Djokovic won the Australian Open for the 10th time after having been blocked from last year's tournament for his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccination. He recently withdrew from the Indian Wells tournament. "It has been reported that Novak Djokovic has formally applied and been denied permission from your administration to enter the United States so that he may compete at the upcoming Miami Open tennis tournament. This denial is unfair, unscientific and unacceptable. I urge you to reconsider," DeSantis further pleaded."Let him play."
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