Novak Djokovic will officially not play in this year’s U.S. Open tournament due to him being unvaccinated for COVID-19. He withdrew from the Grand Slam tournament since he could not travel to the United States.
A day after this news broke, Rafael Nadal was asked what his thoughts were on Djokovic’s situation.
“From my personal perspective, it’s very sad news,” Nadal said. “It’s always a shame when the best players of the world are not able to play a tournament because of injuries or because of different reasons. In this case, not having one of the best players of the history in the draw of Grand Slam is always an important miss, no?