D-Day revealed for Djokovic's vax decision

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Novak Djokovic's contention against clip to play successful adjacent year's Australian Open is nearing the decorativeness line.

The satellite No.1 has been vague astir his beingness astatine Melbourne Park, saying "we'll see" erstwhile asked if helium would beryllium playing - contempt the wide guidelines outlined by tourney officials regarding vaccinations.

"His squad person been good alert of this," Todd Woodbridge said connected WWOS radio.

"The Australian Open introduction database closes six weeks successful beforehand of the tournament, truthful that's the 6th of December. But the world is if helium wants to play the ATP Cup and person preparations successful Australia, he's going to person to person had that jab astir apt this week."

Woodbridge said that truthful overmuch was connected the enactment for Djokovic's bequest implicit the adjacent 2 years.

"There is that top of each clip debate, and you tin lone beryllium the top successful your epoch - and he's turning retired to beryllium that, and I deliberation it's important that helium goes connected with it," helium said.

"It whitethorn not beryllium the happiest of endings that he's looking for, if helium doesn't come."

Australian Open tourney manager Craig Tiley said helium was nether nary illusions of Djokovic's tendency to compete.

"I cognize helium wants to beryllium here, he'd similar thing more," Tiley said.

"He doesn't privation to commencement the twelvemonth without the accidental to triumph each 4 expansive slams - that's capable motivation.

"So the question is going to be: wherever is helium at with his vaccination status?"

Tiley said helium didn't cognize if the Serbian superstar had a program to get the jab, and that they hadn't spoken astir it.

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"At the extremity of the day, you privation to springiness everyone the champion imaginable accidental to get in, and to bash it wrong the parameters which we can.

"We've got to inactive process the visa, and besides process the exemption."

Djokovic would person to get connected a charter formation betwixt December 27 and January 3, and trial antagonistic to the microorganism upon arrival.

"Time is moving out, and evidently you tin get 1 vaccination - the Johnson & Johnson changeable - but if you request a treble vaccination, that model betwixt the 2 vaccines is truly closing."

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