Beaten in the first round of the Australian Open by local John Millman (1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7) for his 79e Following participation in a Grand Slam tournament, Feliciano Lopez, director of the Masters 1000 in Madrid, was naturally asked about the possible arrival of Novak Djokovic next May.
And after declaring that he regretted Australian cinema in recent days, the Spaniard was rather firm on the world number 1 and his vaccination status.
“At the beginning, the idea was that no one could enter without a vaccine. Afterwards, I heard huge nonsense. People don’t tell the truth. The misinformation and the desire to smear things by some people working in the media has not been correct. It costs nothing to get vaccinated, honestly, and in many tournaments we will need it. In the United States, it will be mandatory and also in some European countries. On this side, it was not necessary to add more, and the fact that only one person is not vaccinated does not facilitate things, nor the fact that it is the world number one “, said ‘Feli’ before encouraging Nole to be vaccinated to be able to play and in particular on his tournament. “Of course I’m counting on him for the Mutua Madrid Open, of course. Me and everyone else. It’s up to him to decide what steps he needs to take to keep playing. But we and all the tournaments will be delighted to welcome him, we don’t think otherwise. »
Posted on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 6:48 PM
