Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking Joe Biden and the White House to make a travel exception for tennis star Novak Djokovic and let him into the U.S. to participate in the Miami Open, which goes from March 19 through April 2. “It’s time to put pandemic politics aside and give the American people what they want,” DeSantis wrote in the letter. “Let him play,” he continued.
Djokovic, the No. 1 player in the world, has not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and therefore hasn’t been allowed to play in tennis tournaments in the U.S. since the pandemic began because of that refusal. Non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are not vaccinated against COVID cannot currently fly into the country.
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