The start of the next tennis season is getting closer and little by little one of the biggest scandals in the history of tennis re-emerges, Novak Djokovic’s arrest in Australia in January 2022. There are barely months left for the dispute of a new edition of the Australian Open and, to this day, the Serbian is still prohibited from entering the country for not complying with current health regulations, which required the complete vaccination schedule against Covid.
The history of the then number one in the world He went around the worldWell, Djokovic, contrary to the vaccination against the coronavirus, tried to participate in the first major of the year by falsifying a document with which he accredited one of the exceptions to be able to play the tournament without inoculating the vaccine. The result was disastrous: ‘Nole’ was arrested and later deported by the Australian government with a ban on entering the country for three years.
Not even a full year has passed yet, but in the absence of the Davis Cup, the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 and the ATP Finals, the minds of many are already set on the start of the 2023 academic year and on the possibility that the one from Belgrade can wield the racket at the Melbourne Arena. Something that would not be so far from happening, despite the ban on the tennis player.
This Tuesday, Craig Tileyexecutive director of the tournament, opened the doors to Novak Djokovic’s participation -without mentioning it- in the 2023 edition. “We are on the way to having the best players in the world back. Everyone,” said the executive, supporting in improving the health situation.
We are on our way to having the best players in the world back. To all.
“We find ourselves in a very different health situation than a few months ago, with people moving freely around the world and hardly any restrictions. This is what leads me to think that we will be able to count on the best tennis players on the planet”, supported the South African in improving sanitary conditions.
Also on Tuesday the tennis player himself spoke, that after his first victory in the Astana ATP 500 confessed his desire to play in Australia: “I am still waiting for news about the lifting of the three-year ban that was imposed on me at the beginning of the year. When it is lifted, it will be necessary to apply for a visa. It is a two-step process. I hope this happen because I want to play in Australia. Whatever happens, I will make a decision in the next few months“.
According to various information, there have still been no moves by the Australian administration to remove the ban, something that would be in the hands of Andrew Giles.
