Tennis player Novak Djokovic will play at the Australian Open Tennis Championships. The media reported that all charges were dropped from the first racket of the world, and he was allowed to go to court. The fact that the Serb does not have the coronavirus vaccine is no longer of interest to the Australian authorities. What is the reason for this? Details – from the sports columnist “Kommersant FM” Vladimir Osipov.
The Australian authorities were at an impasse for almost a week. On the one hand, they declared that the rules are the same for everyone, on the other hand, they did not dare to deny participation in the Grand Slam tournament of Novak Djokovic himself, who, moreover, won the Australian Open nine times. Still would! Tennis fans who bought not the cheapest tickets to see the legend play, received any information about the removal of the Serb from the tournament with hostility.
The police even had to use tear gas against fans who gathered to support Djokovic. From the outside, all this looked like a small political demonstration. But even despite such support and the won court, conflicting information constantly came from Australia. They even talked about the arrest of a Serb.
But in the end, everything was resolved. The Australian authorities have made the only correct decision – to allow the Serb to participate in the tournament. Still, the Australian Open without Djokovic is a completely different story. In addition, all this made a good advertisement for the Grand Slam tournament, Kommersant tennis observer Evgeny Fedyakov is sure: “Without Djokovic, this is, of course, another tournament, he is a nine-time champion.
This story in itself influenced the interest in the championship on the part of even those people who, in general, are not particularly interested in tennis. “
But now, after Djokovic was allowed to participate in the tournament, the question arises: is the star tennis player ready to play at the same level? After all, Novak could not fully train for almost a week. But, most likely, this will not become a problem for the first racket of the world, the tinned coach of Russia Boris Sobkin is sure: “He is strong, plus he has a week. If this all settled down, he would have time to prepare. I think that knowing his character, personal qualities, he will succeed. “
So, despite all this scandalous story, the second racket of the world – Russian Daniil Medvedev – will not be easier. Moreover, if Medvedev and Djokovic meet again on the court, then tennis fans in the stands will most likely cheer for the Serb. In general, after all this scandalous story, powerful support for Djokovic is provided. The first round matches of the Australian Open will take place from 17 to 30 January. The tournament will be broadcasted in full by the Eurosport TV channel.
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