The question of the presence of the world number one at the Australian Open has been tormenting the world of tennis for several days.
But not only.
This case with multiple twists and turns was followed by the general public.
85% of French people have heard of the conflict between the Serbs and the authorities.
And the French people questioned decided.
64% of them do not understand the position of the nine-time winner in Melbourne.
The derogation, the hidden trips, the administrative approximations, the revelations about his presence at certain events when he was supposed to be isolated… All this fuss seems very suspicious in the eyes of the French.
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Conversely, the requirements of the Australian authorities, which have set the rule that any player entering the territory must be vaccinated, are perfectly understood by the French (81%) and by tennis fans (84%).
Conclusion: they understand the unvaccinated less and less, so when it comes to a public figure who tries to bend the rules, they have no indulgence towards him.
degraded picture
One certainty: the conflict between the Serb and the Australian authorities will leave traces, while the Serb will be expelled from the country.
55% of French people (60% of tennis fans) believe that this affair damages its image.
They are only 6% and 9% to affirm that it improves it... For 39% of the French and 31% of the amateurs of tennis, that does not change anything with the image that they have of him.
The Djokovic case is therefore particularly problematic in terms of popularity for a player who was already not very much.
Last November, this same poll revealed that among tennis fans, 43% preferred Federer, 33% Nadal and only 23% Djokovic...