The world No. 1 was not permitted to play on the Australian Open in January after twice having his visa revoked because of his unvaccinated standing, and Djokovic instructed the BBC earlier this yr he was keen to overlook out on different tournaments in the event that they required him to be vaccinated.
“The necessities set out by authorities to enter the UK don’t embody necessary vaccination,” Sally Bolton, chief govt of the AELTC, instructed reporters on Tuesday. “Subsequently, while in fact it’s inspired, it is not going to be a situation of entry to compete on the Championships this yr.”
After his deportation from Australia, Djokovic went on to overlook the Masters 1000 occasions at Indian Nicely and Miami as a result of United States’ Covid-19 entry guidelines.
The 20-time grand slam champion, who’s bidding for his seventh Wimbledon title, reached his first closing of the yr on the Serbian Open final week, however misplaced to Andrey Rublev.
Djokovic will go into Wimbledon as one of many favorites and his possibilities of successful are boosted by the absence of Daniil Medvedev and Rublev, two of the highest 10’s most harmful gamers, after event organizers final week introduced that Russian gamers wouldn’t be capable to compete.
The Serb criticized the choice to ban Russian and Belarusian gamers from taking part in at Wimbledon this yr, calling the transfer “loopy.”
Wimbledon takes place from June 27 to July 10.
