Novak Djokovic has stated that he will not participate in the Australian Open
Novak Djokovic is still unsure about competing in the Australian Open, stating he’ll wait for final confirmation on travel and admission criteria before committing to defending his championship at Melbourne Park.
Unvaccinated players would be allowed to compete in the Open if they spent two weeks in quarantine, according to Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
But, like unvaccinated fans, Victoria Premier Dan Andrews slammed the door shut, saying that unjabbed athletes would not be permitted into Melbourne Park.
Djokovic has refused to share his vaccination status despite testing positive for COVID-19 last year. As a result of the rise of coronavirus outbreaks, Victoria has imposed a vaccination requirement for professional athletes.
When questioned about his chances of competing in the Open on Sunday in Paris, Djokovic sounded noncommittal.
In his first press conference since losing in the US Open final to Daniil Medvedev in September, the world No. 1 and nine-time Open winner remarked, “Well, I’m going to determine whether I travel to Australia or not when I see the official announcement from Tennis Australia.”
“Right now, we don’t have any official announcement or statement. So until that’s out, I won’t be talking about this anymore, because I don’t want to be part of the stories about the assumptions and what-ifs.
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