Novak Djokovic

The Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime played aggressively throughout the one-hour, 35-minute clash to earn his first win against the Serbian. The 22-year-old hit his spots on serve, while he opened his shoulders to push the former World No. 1 back and triumph.

The Serbian was competing for the first time since July, when he won his 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon. However, he showed few signs of rust, striking his well-positioned groundstrokes against Tiafoe for the victory in just 73 minutes. The American Tiafoe, who reached his first major semifinal at the U.S.

Non-vaccinated foreign citizens are currently unable to enter the US. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) =- the nation's health protection agency -- had reviewed some of its rules for unvaccinated citizens in recent weeks. But, Djokovic's apparent withdrawal suggests travel restrictions will continue to apply. "Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for US Open. Thank you #NoleFam for your messages of love and support,'' the three-time US Open champion Djokovic Djokovic wrote on Twitter.

The Serbian will not be able to play in the Grand Slam because the organisers of the tournament have once again insisted that they will respect the US government's Covid protocols. However, almost 12,000 people around the world have now signed an online petition calling for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to work with the country's government to allow Djokovic to compete in the US Open despite his refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine.

Three days after winning his seventh Wimbledon trophy, Djokovic arrived in Bosnia to kick off a tennis tournament in Visoko and took part in exhibition singles and doubles matches, reports Xinhua.

Djokovic made it to the final by defeating local hopeful Cameron Norrie in four sets in the semifinals while Kyrgios had an easy passage as his opponent Rafael Nadal pulled out due to an abdominal injury suffered during his quarterfinal match. Though Djokovic revealed that he is embracing the opportunity to make more history at Wimbledon this weekend after he defeated Norrie to reach a record 32nd Grand Slam final.

On a sun-baked Centre Court, the Serbian raised his level as the match went on, breaching the defences of Norrie with his aggressive and precise groundstrokes to advance to his eighth final at The Championships in two hours and 34 minutes. With this win, Djokovic moved closer to his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title and seventh overall.

The top seed engineered a mid-match turnaround to roar back and seal a 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory against the 20-year-old Italian. Sinner successfully targeted Djokovic's serve early, breaking it four times on the way to a two-sets-to-love-lead. But the six-time champion from Serbia responded by raising his game by a couple of notches on Centre Court, wrapping up a three-hour, 35-minute victory to extend his winning streak at SW19 to 26 matches.

Djokovic, who was deported from Australia and not allowed to play in the year's first Grand Slam because he was not vaccinated, will be playing in Wimbledon starting on Monday but may miss the US Open as the organisers have indicated that they will not allow those un-vaccinated to participate. The winner of 20 Grand Slams titles tried to enter Australia in January on a medical exemption, which was rejected and his visa was subsequently cancelled.

He did that in his last two trophy runs and the Serbian is going to do the same at the 2022 Wimbledon, starting here on Monday. In each of his past two Wimbledon trophy runs, Novak Djokovic's opening match on the London lawns was his first grass-court match of the season. Now seeking a fourth straight title at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, the Serbian's preparations have not changed.