Novak Djokovic is likely to miss US Open over vaccination status

• Novak Djokovic is likely to miss the US Open because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19.
• The United States requires non-citizens to be vaccinated to enter the country.

Novak Djokovic is unlikely to be able to play in the US Open, despite being included on a recent list of competitors.

The US requires non-citizens to be vaccinated to enter the country. Djokovic is unvaccinated, ruling him out.

He also missed this year's Australian Open for the same reason.

On Wednesday, Djokovic, who has won the US Open three times, was named on the entry list for the final slam of the year.

But the US Open said the list was automatically generated from rankings and did not mean he would actually be able to take part.

"The US Open does not have a vaccination mandate in place for players, but it will respect the U.S. government's position regarding travel into the country for unvaccinated non-U.S. citizens," said the tournament.

Earlier this month, Djokovic won his 21st career Grand Slam when he clinched the Wimbledon title, beating Australia's Nick Kyrgios in the final.

Though he is unlikely to be able to add to that tally this year, he will play in the Laver Cup in London, for which he was named in Team Europe on Friday.

The prestigious event, which pits six European players against six from Team World, will take place in London between September 23 and 25.

The UK dropped all its COVID-19 travel restrictions in March.

Djokovic is due to be joined by Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray, and two others on Team Europe.

Team World, whose coach is US tennis legend John McEnroe, so far consists of Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, America's Taylor Fritz, and Argentina's Diego Schwartzman.

"It's the only [event] where you play in a team with guys you're normally competing against," said Djokovic.

"To be joining Rafa, Roger and Andy – three of my biggest all-time rivals – it's going to be a truly unique moment in the history of our sport."