The two tournaments will be held in January and to be authorized to enter Australia the Serbian must be vaccinated against COVID-19, something that he refuses to confirm.
World’s Number 1 Novak Djokovic, who refuses to confirm whether or not he has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and whose participation in the Australian Open is still in doubt, will not play the ATP Cup (January 1-9) in Sydney, the Serbian newspaper reported this Saturday Flash, citing the tennis player’s environment.
“Novak will not go to the ATP Cup by 99%. He trains here (in Belgrade), but decided to skip that tournament”Explained a“ source close ”to Djokovic in the online edition of the Flash.
According to the newspaper, Djokovic, 34, is currently in Belgrade, where he takes care of his foundation, trains and spends time with his family.
The ATP Cup, a competition by nations organized by the ATP, marks the starting gun of the season on the men’s circuit.
Djokovic still has doubts about his participation in the Australian Open (January 17-30), the Grand Slam that he has won nine times, and that could be his 21st ‘big’.
But to be authorized to enter Australia and participate in the tournament, the players, their environment and the members of their team they must be vaccinated.
According Flash, Nole could announce at the end of the year his decision on his participation in the first Grand Slam of 2022.
His father Srdjan had told Serbian television at the end of November that Djokovic “probably” will not attend the Australian Open, denounced a “blackmail” of the organizers. (D)
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