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Novak Djokovic faces a nervous wait to see if he will miss this year's US Open due to his unvaccinated status, despite fans' renewed hopes he will be allowed to enter the United States.
Djokovic has pulled out of the upcoming Cincinnati Masters (branded as the Western & Southern Open) - and has just two weeks until the draw for the US Open.
The Serbian star, who won Wimbledon but missed the Australian Open in a row over vaccination, is not allowed to compete in the United States due to a CDC policy banning non-US citizens who are unvaccinated from entering the country.
But as American COVID policy changes, tennis fans hope that ban against unvaccinated entrants into the country can be lifted as well.
The United States Tennis Association does not have a ban against Djokovic or those like him in place, rather the White House has prevented foreign nationals of all occupations who are unvaccinated from entering the country.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the White House, State Department, the CDC, and the Department of Homeland Security and is awaiting an official statement.
Novak Djokovic will not compete in Cincinnati this week, and is likely out of the US Open
After winning Wimbledon, Djokovic said he wouldn't get the jab, but wants to play in New York
But on Thursday the CDC changed their COVID prevention guidance to no longer differentiate between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. Unvaccinated people in the United States no longer have to quarantine if they are exposed to the virus.
This could impact travel guidance, as the CDC says it 'will work to align stand-alone guidance documents, such as those for healthcare settings, congregate settings at higher risk of
