Novak Djokovic Unsure About Australian Open As Officials Hold Firm On Vaccine Rules
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The world number one has publicly voiced opposition to vaccines in the past and refused to say whether he is inoculated against the coronavirus.
Unvaccinated tennis stars are unlikely to get visas to play in the Australian Open, a local official warned Tuesday, with defending champion Novak Djokovic raising doubts about his own participation in the upcoming tournament. Victoria state premier Dan Andrews said he expected no exceptions from Australia's Covid-19 vaccine rules for players competing in January's Grand Slam. "I don't think an unvaccinated tennis player is going to get a visa to come into this country," Andrews said.
"The virus doesn't care what your tennis ranking is or how many Grand Slams you've won," he added.
"And if they did get a visa they would probably have to quarantine for a couple of weeks, when no other players have to."
Andrew's comments came as Djokovic told a Serbia media outlet that he was unsure if he was planning to compete in the Australian Open.
"I don't know if I'm going to go to Australia. I don't know what's going on. The situation right now is not good," Djokovic told the Serbian daily Blic in an interview printed Tuesday.
