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Melbourne, Oct 19 (AFP\/APP):Unvaccinated tennis stars are unlikely to get visas to play in the Australian Open, a local official warned Tuesday, throwing defending champion Novak Djokovic’s participation into serious doubt.<\/p>\n

Victoria state premier Dan Andrews said he expected no exceptions from Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine rules for players competing in January’s Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think an unvaccinated tennis player is going to get a visa to come into this country,” Andrews said.
\n“The virus doesn’t care what your tennis ranking is or how many Grand Slams you’ve won,” he added.<\/p>\n

“And if they did get a visa they would probably have to quarantine for a couple of weeks, when no other players have to.”
\nWorld number one Djokovic has publicly voiced opposition to vaccines and refused to say whether he is vaccinated against the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

He has won three back-to-back Australian Opens and would be trying to secure a record-breaking 21st major in Melbourne — Victoria’s capital — after falling short at the US Open in September.<\/p>\n

Andrews also indicated that anyone hoping to attend Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix would also have to be vaccinated.<\/p>\n

“The Grand Prix is in April, I don’t think there is going to be crowds for the Grand Prix made up of people who have not been double-dosed,” Andrews said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Melbourne, Oct 19 (AFP\/APP):Unvaccinated tennis stars are unlikely to get visas to play in the Australian Open, a local official warned Tuesday, throwing defending champion Novak Djokovic’s participation into serious doubt. Victoria state premier Dan Andrews said he expected no exceptions from Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine […]<\/p>\n

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