In early 2022, the sports world was shocked by the events of the top tennis player in the ranking. Djoković did not appear because he was expelled from the country of the organizer of the competition. Rafael Nadal turned out to be the best in the tournament in the absence of Serb. Speculation about what to do with the Serb, who does not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19, continues to this day. And the fuel to the fire is added by the Serb himself, who from time to time speaks on this matter.
Djoković can play in Italy
In a recent interview with the BBC, Djoković admitted that he “is able to pay the price”, for failure to do so may make it difficult or even impossible for him to play in the most important tournaments. His opinion was not changed even by the fact that representatives of subsequent tournaments were reluctant to invite them to the game.
However, there are many indications that he will be able to perform in at least one of them in Europe. It turned out that vaccination or the lack of it will not have any impact on the participation of tennis players in the Italian Open. – If Djoković wants to come to play, he will be able to do so. Perhaps without visiting hotels and restaurants, said the Italian Minister of Sports, Valentina Vezzali.
during his career, he won the Italian Open five times (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2020). In the final of last year’s edition, he lost 1: 2 (5: 7, 6: 1, 3: 6) with. This year, the tournament will be played between May 2 and 15.
Source: Sport
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