They should almost all be on the Monaco rock in mid-April.
Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, so many Top 10 to claim victory in the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo.
Only one is not yet certain to participate, and not the least: Novak Djokovic, world No. 1, absent from Melbourne for not being vaccinated against covid and ordered to leave Australia.
If the Serb, double winner (2013 and 2015) wishes to be present on the Rock from April 9, he must "be in good standing", warns the tournament director.
On the occasion of the presentation of the tournament, Zeljko Franulovic was very clear: “He (Djokovic) must be in order.
For the moment, as far as I know, he is not vaccinated.
If he is in good standing with the sanitary conditions required by the French government, we will be delighted to welcome him.
As soon as he is, we will welcome him with open arms.
The Serb could however benefit from the lifting of the vaccination pass, envisaged at the end of March or the beginning of April, according to government spokesman Gabriel Attal.
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“We want to see Novak happy and healthy, and we want to see him play, added Andrea Gaudenzi, president of the ATP, as reported by L'Equipe.
We want the best players for the best tournaments and that of Monte-Carlo is one of them.
It is one of the most important events on the calendar.
Luckily, we will find full stands.
We hope to leave the Covid behind us as soon as possible.
Honestly, we hear good news.
We may see the end of the tunnel.
We are moving in the right direction to leave this terrible pandemic behind us.
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Registered for the Dubai tournament at the end of February, Djokovic is also already one of the players involved in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 (March 7 to 20).
However, his participation is only possible if he is vaccinated against Covid-19.
“With health and safety being the top priority, the tournament will require valid proof of full vaccination to enter the Indian Wells tennis complex,” organizers said on Wednesday.
Received a week ago by the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, the world No. 1 announced that he will speak very soon about his Australian misadventures.
“I will speak to the media in more detail with my side of the story and everything that happened there,” he said.
