Novak Djokovic will not play in the ATP Cup prior to the Australian Open.© AFP
Novak Djokovic will not play in the ATP Cup ahead of the Australian Open, where his entry is in doubt as he refuses to say whether he has been vaccinated against Covid-19, his team has told Serbian newspaper Blic. “It is 99 percent certain that Novak will not go to the ATP Cup. He is training (in Belgrade) but he has decided to leave that tournament,” said an unnamed member of his team. The ATP Cup in Sydney is a team tournament that traditionally kicks off the men’s season.
World number one Djokovic could win a record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, which starts on January 17, but to enter Australia he and his entourage must be vaccinated and the 34-year-old has previously expressed his opposition to the vaccine.
His father Srdjan said in late November that Djokovic was unlikely to play the Australian Open and accused the organizers of “blackmail”.
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