Will play, will not play? The soap opera on Novak Djokovic's presence at the Australian Open continues. As a reminder, the organizers of the first Grand Slam of the year have confirmed that all players playing in the tournament should be vaccinated. Djokovic, who makes no secret of his reservations about vaccination, has always refused to say whether he was vaccinated or not. However, the best player in the world will have to quickly clarify the situation, while he is currently well registered for the ATP Cup which starts in less than ten days and, above all, at the Australian Open (January 17-30). . In the meantime, his official response, his hot daddy feeds the soap opera. If his statements are often to be taken with a grain of salt, it is hard to imagine that they were not completely the result of chance.On Serbian TV show "K1", Srdjan said between the lines Tuesday what everyone has been whispering for weeks.
Novak will do what he thinks is best for him, no one will force his opinion on him.
Srdjan Djokovic
His “anti-tax” son is looking at all costs for a way to avoid the puncture box to give himself the right to play his favorite tournament.
According to the father of the world number one, Novak is seeking an exemption.
And the medical committee still would not have decided whether to grant him one or not.
“
They have to decide if they will let Novak in,
” Srdjan blurted.
If they decide not to let him in, they have to stick to their decision.
He has won the Australian Open 9 times, now he wants to play but they have to allow him to do so.
Novak will do what he thinks is best for him, no one will impose his opinion on him
”.
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So the dad clearly confirms that the man with the 20 Grand Slam titles is still not vaccinated, A month ago, already on Serbian television, Srdjan blurted out that his son would
"probably not" participate
in the Open from Australia, criticizing a
"blackmail"
of the organizers.
A top Australian tennis executive replied:
“We ask these international tennis stars to abide by the same rules as the people of the state of Victoria.
It is not about blackmail, it is about ensuring that the community of the inhabitants of the state is protected ”
.
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Tournament boss Graig Tiley hammered on Wednesday that only "
a small percentage
" of people not vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to benefit from medical exemptions to participate in the Australian Open. “
If Novak is coming to the Australian Open, it's either because he's vaccinated or because he has a medical exemption,
” Tiley said. Last month, the state of Victoria, where Melbourne is located, had already ruled out granting a special exemption to unvaccinated players so that they could participate in the tournament. "
Medical exemptions are only medical exemptions, they are not a means of circumventing these rules for privileged tennis players
"Said Deputy Prime Minister James Merlino, joining the position of the Australian Tennis Federation.
The boss of the world circuit, stronger than the vaccine constraints?
End of the suspense in a few days.