PARIS: Novak Djokovic withdrew from the US Open on Thursday (Friday) as his refusal to get vaccinated means he cannot travel to the United States in a move which had been widely anticipated.

It is the second Grand Slam the 35-year-old Serb will miss due to not being jabbed after he was deported prior to the Australian Open earlier this year.

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