Mexico City / 25.01.2022 13:19:55
Raul Zurutuza, director of the Mexican Tennis Open, opened the doors for the Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic, to participate in this 2022 edition, which will be held from February 21 to 26 in the port of Acapulco.
Zurutuza assured that there has been no talk to bring the best tennis player of the moment and that after his deportation from Australia, the organization did not want to take advantage of the situation to invite him, but he has an open letter in case he decides to come.
“There has been no kind of contact, I can tell you that the tournament has been very respectful of its times, he has his agenda, his things. If he wants to come to Acapulco, the relationship is very goodZurutuza said at a press conference.
Djokovic must receive a wildcard if he wants to compete in the Acapulc OpenThe, since the records have been closed; however, the tournament director believes that his presence in the ATP 500 is complicated due to your schedule.
“I prefer that to be Novak’s decision, as he will always be welcome. On a personal note, I see it as difficult for him to come because after Acapulco there is a Davis Cup week. The decision is his, this will always be his home, obviously they will know,” he said.
Why could Djokovic participate in the AMT 2022?
Zurutuza explained at a press conference that tennis players who attend the 2022 Mexican Tennis Open will be able to participate at the tournament whether or not they are vaccinated as the ATP is governed by the rules of the countries and in this case, Mexico does not ask for any vaccination certificate to enter the country.
Thus, Novak Djokovic would have no problem playing AMT 2022, since the only thing that will be carried out are tests to rule out that they are infected with covid-19.
“The issue of vaccinations is very clear, the ATP does not require that as a tournament request vaccines, it follows the guidelines that the country requests, Mexico does not request (any document), then we cannot demand; We have protocols for vaccinated and unvaccinated players,” Raúl Zurutuza mentioned.
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