Tennis

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday withdrew a regulation mandating COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travellers, which officially confirms that Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic will be able to play at the US Open this year.

Biden's decision will take effect on May 12, after the end of a coronavirus emergency in the US.

Jan-Lennard Struff thought he was done at the Madrid Open when he lost to Aslan Karatsev in the final round of qualifying last week.

WASHINGTON - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis, will be able to compete at the US Open this year after the US government announced on Monday it would lift all COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers on May 11, when a coronavirus emergency in the country is set to end, Reuters has reported.

WASHINGTON - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis, will be able to compete at the US Open this year after the US government announced on Monday it would lift all COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers on May 11, when a coronavirus emergency in the country is set to end, Reuters has reported.

BANJALUKA - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic won the Srpska Open ATP 250 tournament in Banjaluka after defeating Russian Andrey Rublev 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in final on Sunday.

Lajovic, who won after two hours and 33 minutes of play, claimed his second career title as he also triumphed in Umag in 2019.

World number one Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Madrid Masters on Saturday, joining Rafael Nadal in missing the tournament with the French Open just five weeks away.

Both men are vying for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, with the tournament beginning on May 28.

BANJALUKA - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic defeated compatriot and 22-time Grand Slam title winner Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 in the quarter-finals of the Srpska Open ATP 250 tournament in Banjaluka on Friday.

Lajovic won after two hours and 24 minutes of play to register the biggest win of his career.

Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open by defeating Danis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday.

The second-seeded Greek saved both break points he faced against the Canadian to move to 18-5 for the season.

BANJALUKA - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is through to the quarter-finals of the Srpska Open ATP 250 tournament in Banjaluka after defeating Jordanian Abdullah Shelbayh 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) on Thursday.

Kecmanovic won after two hours and five minutes of play.

He will next face the winner of the tie between Moldovan Radu Albot and Czech Jirzi Lehecka.

BANJALUKA - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic is through to the Srpska Open quarter-finals after defeating Frenchman Gregoire Barrere 6-3, 6-0 in Banjaluka on Thursday.

Lajovic won after just 64 minutes of play.

On Friday, he will face compatriot Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis, who defeated Luca van Assche 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday.