Irving refused to take the jab and paid for it by missing many games in the NBA
Novak Djokovic
The 23-time Grand Slam champion and now 39 Masters titles took three hours and 49 minutes to win
He won in 5 sets
The Serb will face the winner of Tsitsipas and Alcaraz
The Serb eased into the second round
The USA had declared that international visitors needed to show proof of having a vaccine against coronavirus, but Djokovic has not had the jab
The world No. 1 was denied entry into the US due to vaccine mandates
He already held the record for the most weeks as number one in the history of the men's ATP rankings
The Greek player put up a fight in the 2nd and 3rd sets
"Not everything you see is controversial"