The vaccination of tennis players, mandatory for their participation in the next Open de Australia (January 17 to 30), progresses at a good pace. This has been confirmed by the director of Tennis Australia, Craig Tiley, in his latest statements to Australian radio. “It was interesting six weeks ago, when only 50 percent of the playgroup was vaccinated. Today, more than 85 percent are. We took a lot of credit for that because we put a vaccination requirement on them, “Tiley explained.
By the time the events start in Australia, which will be from January 1 to 9 with the ATP Cup, Tiley hopes that the vaccination among tennis players is practically complete, although he admits that some players have requested to eliminate this requirement to compete in oceanic lands. “At the beginning, I expect between 95 and 100 percent vaccinated. Also few players have asked for the requirement to be removed. There are one or two players who obviously have medical conditions, as there are in the community. There is a medical condition exemption, but it is a very high bar to overcome, “he said.
Finally, he did not shy away from questions about the situation of Novak Djokovic, that in the last weeks he left in the air whether he was already vaccinated or not: “He has not shared his status with anyone. He believes that his medical status is private and believes that people should have the right to choose. “ Time advances without announcing its rush …
