Melbourne boss strengthens question marks behind Djokovic

At the Australian Open in January in Melbourne, only vaccinated tennis professionals may open. The tournament boss Craig Tiles clearly made it clear and thus strengthened the question marks behind the participation of Top stars such as the Serb world ranking Novak Djokovic and his Russian pursuer Daniel Mercedes at the First Grand Slam Competition of the New Year in the Australian state of Victoria.

There are many speculations about vaccinations. To be clearly clear: When Victorias Prime Minister announced that everyone has to be vaccinated at the tournament, we have also clearly communicated the players, said Tiles in an interview with the TV -Sender Channel Nine: Everyone also showed understanding.

Expressly, THEIR also referred a vaccine for the finial Melbourne winner Djokovic as a prerequisite for a place in the starter field: He said that his vaccination status is a private property for him. But he also knows that he has to be vaccinated to be in Melbourne play.

The debate on the vaccination instructions in the elite tournament in Melbourne on January 17th has been in the scene for weeks for swirls. Although several professionals like Djokovic or Mercedes emphasize their desire for participation, but at the same time publicly do not provide any information about their vaccination status.

Of course I want to play in Melbourne. It is the Grand Slam, where I had the most success. I do not know if I will travel to Australia. The current situation is not good, Djokovic had said in mid-October. Similarly, Mercedes expressed a few days later: I want to play there. But I will not tell if you will see me there in January.

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Victorias head of government Dan Andrews had repeatedly emphasized a compromising attitude towards unpaired tennis professionals in recent weeks in the question of Melbourne for Melbourne. We lock people who are not vaccinated from pubs, cafés or restaurants and all sorts of other events. We will not apply for any exemption. I do not think that an unaccounted player gets a visa for this country. It does not matter to the virus, Where you are in the world ranking or how many Grand Slams you won, Andrews said, making organizational difficulties for unvaccinated assert ants: Even if there is a visa, affected players would probably need to be quarantined for several weeks.