Viktor Troicki, captain of the Serbian Davis Cup team and close friend of Djokovic, does not mince words in
L'Équipe
:
“No athlete, not only a tennis player but one of the greatest champions in the world, has never been treated that way, tortured in a way. It's a huge scandal, which has nothing to do with tennis or sport, it's just political. While
the whole of Serbia is up against the decision of the Australian authorities to prevent Novak Djokovic from entering the territory by canceling his visa, the tennis world remains cautious when it comes to bringing up this crazy affair. , which turned into the diplomatic incident. The world number 2, Daniil Medvedev, also quite an accomplice with the Serbian,done in pragmatism:
“If he doesn't play in Melbourne in a few days, that will make a twenty less Grand Slam winner, which is a lot.
(Smiles.)
Of course, if a guy who won the tournament nine times wasn't there, that would open up the picture a bit.
"
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The world number 7, the Italian Matteo Berrettini makes a response from Normand:
“I have compassion for Novak
(Djokovic),
that's for sure. No one wants to be in this situation. It's not terrible to spend I don't know how many hours there
(at the airport).
But on the other hand, I understand why public opinion in Australia is reacting like this. Melbourne has lived through the longest lockdown in the world. "
Before the Serbian's visa was refused by the authorities, the Australian world number 1, Ashleigh Barty, was invited to speak on the medical exemption of the discord granted to the" Djoker ":
" I know how many ten -the last eight months have been complicated for Australians,and especially for the Victorians
(State where the tournament takes place).
I understand why they can be frustrated with this decision.
"
He made his own decisions, and everyone is free to make their own decisions, but then there are consequences.
Rafael Nadal
This last-minute waiver annoys many behind the scenes and was seen by many actors and actresses on the circuit as an injustice, seen as a privilege granted to the best player in the world. Especially since they are numerous, the reluctant to have gone through the injection box, constrained and forced at the end of the year 2021. It is Rafael Nadal, the eternal great rival of Djokovic, who was made the sharpest :
“Of course I don't like the developing situation. On the one hand, I'm sorry for him. But at the same time, he had known the conditions for many months when he made his decision. I contracted the Covid, I was vaccinated twice. If you
(get vaccinated)
, you have no problem playing here.
This is the only thing that is clear.
He made his own decisions, and everyone is free to make their own decisions, but then there are consequences.
A lot of families have suffered a lot over the past two years
(due to the)
pandemic, it's normal that people here are very frustrated with the case
(Djokovic)
because they have gone through a lot of very difficult quarantines, and a lot of people were unable to return home.
"
