Djokovic has 'no regrets' about missing U.S. events over COVID-19 vaccine status
The Hindu
Novak Djokovic unsuccessfully applied to the U.S. government for special permission to play at Indian Wells and Miami.
Novak Djokovic said he had no regrets about missing tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami due to his COVID-19 vaccination status but hoped that he would be allowed into the United States later this year for the U.S. Open Grand Slam.
The U.S. currently bars unvaccinated foreigners from entering the country, though the policy is expected to be lifted when the government ends its COVID emergency declarations in May.
Djokovic, 35, unsuccessfully applied to the U.S. government for special permission to play at Indian Wells and Miami.
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"I have no regrets," Djokovic told CNN. "I've learned through life that regrets only hold you back and basically make you live in the past.
"I don't want to do that. I also don't want to live too much in the future. I want to be as much as in the present moment but of course think about future, create a better future.