Novak Djokovic said he had no regrets about missing tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami due to his Covid-19 vaccination status but hoped that he would be allowed into the US later this year for the US Open.

The US currently bars unvaccinated foreigners from entering the country, but that is expected to change.

“I have no regrets,” Djokovic told CNN. “I’ve learned through life that regrets only hold you back... I want to be as much as in the present moment but, of course, think about the future — create a better future.”

“The dignity, and integrity, and staying true to myself, and my beliefs and my rights are above everything.”

‘Hate’ ruffles Sabalenka

Miami: Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka said she struggled to understand the “hate” she encountered in the locker room amid strained relations between some players following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The world No.2 has previously said she has nothing against Ukrainian people and felt bad for them as Moscow’s action rages on. Belarus has been a staging area for the invasion, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”.

“It was really tough for me because I’ve never faced that much hate in the locker room,” Sabalenka said ahead of the Miami Open. “It was really tough to understand that there’s so many people who hate me for no reason. I did nothing.”