“The place went silent” Players uncomfortable with unvaccinated Novak Djokovic reports journalist Ben Rothenberg
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Novak Djokovic and Ben Rothenberg
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic continues to battle for his participation at the upcoming 2022 Australian Open. Despite being cleared by the court where he won his case against the Australian government after he was denied entry into the country upon arriving in Melbourne.
While Djokovic had received the medical exemption, his failure in justifying why he needed the exemption from the vaccine led to him being taken into a federal quarantine hotel as the authorities started the process of deporting him. However, with his lawyers taking the case into court, he was kept in quarantine before the court ordered his immediate release as he won the case.
The case verdict has however not gone well with many others including the peers of the players. Many citizens of Australia and the players have expressed their concerns about an unvaccinated player allowed for the tournament when the rules were made quite clear well in advance and this was visible in the gym at the Melbourne Park.
Given all tour events had started by the time Djokovic was cleared to play, the player will be without any match experience for the season and his 2022 season will begin directly in the first round of the 2022 Australian Open for which the player resumed his training today.
However, as per reports of tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg, Djokovic started his practice at the Rod Laver Arena today, where he was met with silence and stares when he entered the gym for training today morning and an awkward silence was observed in the gym.
Ukrainian player Sergiy Stakhovsky slams Ben over his Novak Djokovic comment
Former World No. 31 and currently ranked 220th in the world, Sergiy Stakhovsky slammed Ben for spreading rumours and clarified that no such thing happened when Djokovic entered the gym. “Total bs .. was warming up for my match in the same gym. Find better gossipers,” tweeted Sergiy.
While one might give the benefit of the doubt to Sergiy as Ben has often been criticised for spreading false information, one cannot deny that there will be awkwardness within players as within the bio-bubble, an unvaccinated player who will be at greater risk of being infected with the deadly virus will be roaming freely.
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