(ANSA) – ROME, DEC 22 – The organizers of the Australian Open are still not sure if the defending champion Novak Djokovic will be on the field in Melbourne in January. This was revealed by the BBC website. The Serbian has not publicly disclosed whether he has been vaccinated against Covid. All athletes and staff taking part in the tournament must be vaccinated or have a medical exemption, as instructed by the Australian government. “If Novak shows up, he will either be vaccinated or have a medical exemption,” said tournament director Craig Tiley. The latter is confident that the Spanish Nadal will be present, despite being positive at Covid. The Australian Open kicks off on January 17th, but the players will start arriving in Australia next week. Djokovic is part of the front of tennis players who have not yet been vaccinated, the Serbian has repeatedly pointed out that he has no intention of doing so soon.
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