Novak Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells as senators call for waiver

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Novak Djokovic, after seeking vaccine exemption, withdraws from Indian Wells

On Friday, Florida Sen. Rick Scott said on Twitter that the Department of Homeland Security had just denied Djokovic his request for a vaccine waiver. Scott shared a letter he and Sen. Marco Rubio sent to President Biden that day in which they urged Biden to “promptly grant” the waiver to Djokovic.,” the senators wrote that Djokovic is “is a world-class athlete in peak physical condition who is not at high-risk of severe complications from COVID-19.

“It seems both illogical and misaligned with the opinions of your own administration to not grant him the waiver he requests so that he may travel to the U.S. to compete in a professional event,” the senatorsin their letter.

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