The Serbian world No.1 and nine-time Australian Open champion said on social media that he would be travelling to Australia to defend his title.
Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic has broken his silence and revealed he will compete in the tournament.
“I’ve spent fantastic quality time with my loved ones over the break and today I’m heading Down Under with an exemption permission.A vaccine mandate is in place at Australian tournaments this summer, including the Australian Open, starting at Melbourne Park on January 17.“Novak Djokovic will compete at the Australian Open and is on his way to Australia,” a Tennis Australia statement read.
“They assessed all applications to see if they met the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines.”“The Victorian Government worked closely with Tennis Australia to set up an independent and rigorous process to assess requests for medical exemptions at the Australian Open,” the statement read.
“I don’t know the criteria for exemptions. Apparently it’s an independent panel. He must have fit the criteria, somehow,” Duckworth said.De Minaur shared a similar sentiment to his compatriot.“Look, I just think it’s very interesting. That’s all I’m going to say.“I heard there were other cases as well that got exemptions. I just hope they all fit the criteria.”
“There are two medical panels that assess any application, and they assess it in a blind way. They don’t know who the applicant is,” Tiley said. “So if any player, fan [or] workforce is on site here – you’re either vaccinated or you have a medical exemption that’s approved and you’re on the Australian Immunisation Register.“
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