"Novak probably showed them that he was the best at Wimbledon, so they stopped him from going to New York" - Djokovic's father Srdjan on Novak Djokovic's ban from US Open

Novak Djokovic's father explained why Djokovic wasn't allowed to play at the US Open in a recent interview with K1.

Srdjan Djokovic was a guest at the Serbian television station K1 where he discussed Djokovic and his 2022 season. He explained what the 'real' reason for Djokovic's US Open absence was and according to Srdjan it has nothing to do with vaccination:

"It's a puzzle to me how they didn't let him play in Melbourne and New York, but they let him play in London. I do not know. Novak probably showed them that he was the best at Wimbledon, so they stopped him from going to New York."

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