Saturday, December 4th 2021
The sports day
Djokovic continues to flirt with canceling the Australian Open
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The tennis world number one Novak Djokovic also has his after the semi-final with Serbia at the Davis Cup Participation in the Australian Open open calmly. He will now switch off for a few days and not think about tennis, said the 34-year-old after the 1: 2 semi-final defeat in Madrid against Croatia. The decision as to whether he will compete in the first Grand Slam tournament of the new year from January 17th to 30th in Melbourne is imminent. “I will comment on it soon”said Djokovic.
Only vaccinated tennis professionals are allowed to play in Melbourne. The defending champion recently left his vaccination status open. He had stated several times that this was a private matter. Last had his Vater Srdjan Djokovic said on the Serbian TV channel Prva TV: “Under these extortions and circumstances, it is likely that he will not participate.” If Novak Djokovic were to compete in Melbourne, he could overtake Swiss Roger Federer and Spaniard Rafael Nadal with his 21st Grand Slam title.
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